Ame-no-Miya Shrine

What it is

• Ame-no-Miya Shrine is in Mori-machi, Shizuoka Prefecture.
• It enshrines Munakata Sanjojin, also known as Michinushinomuchi.
• Deities include Tagorihime-no-mikoto and Ichikishimahime-no-mikoto.
• Fujiwara Ayatari started the Twelve-Step Bugaku here in 705.

What to see

• A sacred nagi tree stands east of the main shrine building.
• The nagi tree is 18 meters tall and over 1000 years old.
• The nagi tree is a Shizuoka Prefecture Natural Monument.
• The Twelve-Step Bugaku is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• Nearest station is Totowata Station on the Tenryu Hamanako Line.
• It is a 6-minute walk from Mori Chugakko Iriguchi bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.