Hokura Shrine

What it is

• A Shikinaisha shrine in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.
• Enshrines Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Okininushi-no-Mikoto.
• Also enshrines Otoshimioya-no-Mikoto and Shiinetsuhiko-no-Mikoto.

What to see

• Numerous iwakura (rock altars) within and outside the precincts.
• Artifacts from the Stone Age and Yayoi period were excavated.
• A 20cm bronze halberd, an Important Cultural Property, was unearthed.
• The permanent light is called "Nada no Hitotsu Hi."
• Hokura Plum Grove has 250 plum trees, west of the shrine.
• A mountain trail to Mt. Rokko's peak passes by.

Getting there

• 1km northeast of Hankyu Okamoto Station.
• 1.3km northeast of JR Settsu-Motoyama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.