Ariakeyama Shrine

What it is

• A mountain worship shrine.
• Mount Ariake is the object of worship.
• Founded in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.

What to see

• Main sanctuary and inner sanctuaries.
• Inner sanctuaries are on Mount Ariake's peaks.
• City-designated cultural properties.
• A ceiling painting and a gate.
• Shofukuji Temple is next to the shrine.

Getting there

• 20 minutes by taxi from Hotaka Station.
• Bus stop named Ariakeyama Shrine.
• 30 minutes by car from Azumino Interchange.
• Parking for 30 cars.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.