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18 Sacred Shrines and Temples in Shimane Prefecture!

18 Sacred Shrines and Temples in Shimane Prefecture!

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Category: 歴史
Area: Shimane

Shimane Prefecture has flourished as Izumo Province since ancient times, and is home to numerous historic shrines, including Izumo Taisha, as well as myths. These include Izumo Taisha, Yaegaki Shrine, Miho Shrine, Hinomisaki Shrine, Sata Shrine, Susa Shrine, and Wan'enji Temple. We'll introduce 18 of Shimane's most powerful power spots, famous for their benefits in matchmaking, warding off evil spirits, and bringing good fortune.

Izumo Taisha Shrine of marriage
Izumo Taisha Shrine, located in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, is an ancient shrine famous for its god of matchmaking, and is very popular among women. You can experience the magnificent main hall an
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Gakuen temple there is a temple of the back of the waterfall
Gakuen temple, has been said to Benkei had been training before you meet with Minamoto-no-Yoshitune 3 years.
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Kumano Taisha nestled in the mountains of Matsue
Kumano Taisha Shrine in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, is the Ichinomiya Shrine of Izumo Province, which is also mentioned in the Izumo Fudoki, and is an ancient shrine known as the birthplace of fi
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Famous Susa shrine in Japan mythology
Susa Shrine in Izumo enshrines the spirit of Susanoo, a famous deity from Japanese mythology. The sacred grounds are surrounded by a large 1,300-year-old cedar tree and clear streams, making it the pe
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Hinomisaki shrine of Amaterasu
Hinomisaki Shrine in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, is an ancient shrine that is said to "protect the nights of Hinomoto." It is a mystical power spot where the vermilion-painted shrine building and
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Taikodani Inari Shrine in Tsuwano
Located in Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture, this shrine is said to be one of the five major Inari shrines in Japan. The approach to the shrine lined with a thousand vermilion torii gates is a spectac
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Fortune-telling is popular with women! Yaegaki Shrine
It is a shrine with a famous history in the marriage.
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Kamosu Jinja
Kamosu Shrine is not flashy, but its main hall is a historic and stately shrine that has been designated a national treasure. There are only two shrines in Shimane Prefecture designated as national tr
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Kiyomizu Temple（清水寺） in Yasugi, Shimane prefecture.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture is an ancient Tendai sect temple. It is famous for its three-story pagoda, main hall, and vegetarian cuisine, and is a "power spot in Sanin" whe
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Gesshoji Temple: Beloved by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo)
Gesshoji Temple is the family temple of the Matsudaira clan and is known for being loved by Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo).
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Suga Shrine, the legend of the eight-headed serpent extermination
Legend has it that the palace built by Susanoo-no-Mikoto after exterminating Yamata Orochi became a shrine.
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Tamatsukuri Onsen Tamatsukuriyu Shrine
The guardian deity of Tamatsukuri Onsen. It is famous for the "Wish Stone" that grants wishes, and it is a popular power spot among women, as it is said that touching it will bring good luck, good rel
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Kanto Shrine, a power spot for safe childbirth and marriage
Karakama Shrine is a secluded shrine famous for praying for fertility and safe childbirth, where you pass through a 45cm wide cleft in the rock, which is likened to the birth canal. It is a power spot
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Mononobe Shrine of Iwami Province Ichinomiya
Located in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture, this shrine is said to be the most prestigious in Iwami Province. It enshrines the ancestor of the Mononobe clan and is known for granting long-lasting militar
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Sada Shrine, mentioned in the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki
The second shrine of Izumo Province, located in Matsue City. The main hall, which has three buildings, is rare, and this historic and stately shrine is known for its matchmaking and severing of ties,
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Mt. Funatsuri, the legendary eight-headed serpent
Sentsuzan is a mountain with an altitude of 1,142m located on the border of Tottori and Shimane prefectures.
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1000 year old Muku tree Meishusha
Inochinushi-yashiro, a branch shrine of Izumo Taisha, is a power spot for nature worship, with a towering Zelkova tree that is about 1,000 years old.
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Nagahama Shrine
Nagahama Shrine is a historic shrine located south of Izumo Taisha that is said to bring good luck in winning games.
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