Hakusan Shrine
白山神社
Hakusan Shrine offers a glimpse into ancient Japanese worship and architecture, worth visiting for its historical significance.
What it is
- Shrine founded in 1146, inviting the Hakusan deity.
- Built in 790 to pray for smallpox healing.
- Enshrines the deity Izanami.
What to see
- Honden has a nagare-zukuri style with a cypress bark roof.
- Haiden was built in 1277.
- Haiden is a nationally important cultural property.
- Selected for "Kyoto's 200 Natural Environments" in 1995.
When to go
- Autumn festival is held annually on October 18.
- Offerings called "Hyakumi no Onjiki" are presented.
- Offerings include foods from mountains, fields, and rivers.
- Tea branches included in offerings since 1970.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
京都府宇治市白川娑婆山 Open in Google Maps
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