Akagi Shrine

What it is

• One of about 300 Akagi Shrines nationwide.
• Also called Miyosawa Akagi Shrine.
• Dedicated to Akagi-no-kami, Toyokiirihiko-no-mikoto, Onamuchi-no-mikoto.
• Formerly two shrines, East and West, united after the Meiji era.

What to see

• Main hall and Chumon are important cultural properties.
• Somon gate is a Koraimon gate from the Edo period.
• The 'Tawara Sugi' is a designated natural monument.
• The 'Jindai Moji no Hi' is a city-designated cultural property.
• Edo period pine tree-lined approach.
• Ritual site centered on the 'Hitsuiwa' rock, 1.3km up Mt. Akagi.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.