나라현 지역의 신사 명소

약1300여년의 역사를 가진 일본 3대 신사 중 하나로서 유네스코 세계문화유산으로 등록되어 있어요. 당시의 천황이 도시와 국민의 안녕을 위해서 세웠다고 하네요. 특이한 것으로는 2000여개의 석등과 1000여개의 금속제 등롱으로 유명한 신사입니다. 특별한 날에는 제를 지내는 것을 볼 수 있어요.

Omiwa Shrine is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. Its wide precinct is filled with a majestic atmosphere. There is a hall of reverence, but there is no tangible body of god. Mt. Miwa, behind this...

No need for me to emphasize “the oldest Budda statue” part of this temple. Some tips on driving there if you use Google map: This temple is in a small village and near quite large rice fields. While...

I cannot understand why the Tanzan Jinja and pagoda are not covered by the Nara coach tours. We first saw the 13 storey pagoda mentioned in a JR magazine, but the Nara tourist office had no...

Its really a beautiful shrine to feel nature, culture and history. Dont forget to hike up to Tamaishisha. If sky is clear, you can see the ocean from the shrine and the top of Mt. Tamaki.

One of the two oldest shrines in Japan, Isonokami Jingu shrine is located in the shade of a cool forest along Japan’s oldest path, the Yamanobe-no-michi path. The wide main approach leads us through...

As soon as you enter the courtyard, a very beautiful view of the Yoshino valley is in front of you, which is full of white and pink flowers in Hanami season. But this shrine owes its greatest fame to...

this is definitely a unique temple:the deity it honors is the ice god, which is why you may see little blocks of ice (lanterns) lining the front steps or the other pathways on the shrines grounds...

Sai Shrine is a gateway to Mt. Miwa. If you climb this holy mountain, you have to register at this shrine. Behind the main building, there is a fountain of spiritual water. It is free and drinkable...

Even by Japanese standards, this shrine is wonderfully atmospheric. I stopped by to rest on the long hike down from the summit, and sat alone, entranced, by the quiet charm. Worth a journey.

明治22年に明治天皇により建てられた、近代建築の神社で後醍醐天皇が祀られています。広く整然とした境内が印象的でした。北向きに建てられているのは、如意輪寺の塔尾陵と同様、後醍醐天皇の京への想いを偲んだものとのことです。

日本最古の、水神オカミノカミを祀る古社です。この社に白馬を献じたことが絵馬の始まりとのことでした。こちらの木造の階としては日本一のものであり、昔の方が雨という天からのものに対する祈りを形にしたようにも感じました。

A small, attractive shrine. I purchased my first goshuincho there, and the lady wrote something lovely that I cant yet read (my Japanese is limited!) in my book, so I was very pleased.

This is a shrine with roots that reach back to the early days of the Yamato Nation, making it pretty much on par with other ancient shrines like Omiwa Jinja shrine and Isonokami Jingu shrine...

パワースポットなので、そう思ったためかそのようなものを感じました。なぜか楠木正成公銅像がありました。大阪付近の出身地だと思ったのですが、どうも楠木正成公は、こちらに度々武運長久の為に訪れたとのことのようです。

駐車場も便利なところにあり、あまり歩かずに参拝できました。比較的新しい天空の神社という感じでした。ダム建設のため小高いところに移転したとのことでした。ここから見る風景は思ったよりすごくて秘境感がありました。

各神社への所要時間は下社－中社が45分、上社-中社も45分程度でした。下社-中社ですと70分から80分かかるのではないでしょうか？。これだけ離れた関連神社を巡るの初めてでした。どれも秘境感あふれる場所にあるので、ドライブがてら巡るのがよろしいのではと思います。

飛鳥寺の少し東、小高い丘の上にある由緒のある神社。日本書紀や万葉集にも記載があるそうだが、創建については定かではないという。家内安全、商売繁盛から安産や縁結びのご利益もあるらしい。