Kumohachimangu Shrine

4.5

"This Shinto shrine can be reached by going west a short distance on the road in front of the Miyazono Community Center; the shrine will be visible on the right hand side. The shrine's office and the Kumohachimangu Culture Hall are located a little to the east beyond some private homes and farm fields. The shrine is dedicated to the gods Kumonoyahata-no-Okami and Myoken-Okami. A sacred tree which once stood on the grounds known as the ""Thousand Year Cedar"" was said to have been planted in 973, the year when the shrine was founded; even today, its mighty stump, now on display, exudes a sense of life and power and is said to grant safety and protection. Also of note is the shrine's strong connection to the Japanese mythical water goblins called kappa - for example, instead of the typical stone lion-dogs, shrine visitors are greeted by a pair of guardian kappa statues. During the shrine's annual festival on July 29, a music and dance performance called the Kappa-gaku is held which has been designated an Intangible Folk-Cultural Property by the prefecture."

Spot details

Address: Oita Nakatsu-shi Yabakei Machi Miyazono 407 Map
Area: Usa / Nakatsu Area
Phone: 0979562309
Parking Lot: Available(40spaces)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Available (some)
Wi-Fi: Not available
Wheelchair accessible: Possible (partly only)
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

境内は広いです。

Reviewed : 2019.07.27

人が社務所にはいませんがインターホンでこちらに来ていただくことが出来ますので御朱印やお守りを購入することが可能です。
千年杉の根くぐり。やって来ました

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