Ishigami Shrine (Ome)

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Ome City, Tokyo.
• Dedicated to the deity Iwanagahime-no-mikoto.
• Believed to be a branch of Isonokami Jingu in Nara.
• Served as the guardian shrine of Futamatao Village.

What to see

• A round stone, the divine object.
• A divine mirror is also enshrined.
• A large ginkgo tree, a designated natural monument.

When to go

• Annual festival on the second Sunday of October.
• See the Futamatao Shishimai lion dance then.

Getting there

• Near Ishigamimae Station on the JR Ome Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.