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Kanasana Shrine

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金鑚神社

Kanasana Shrine: a high-ranking shrine with unique architecture and sacred natural monuments.

Kanasana Shrine
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What it is

  • A high-ranking Myojin-taisha shrine.
  • Dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
  • Also enshrines Yamato Takeru no Mikoto.
  • Worships Mount Omuro as a sacred mountain.

What to see

  • No main hall, an unusual architectural feature.
  • Multi-storied pagoda built in 1534.
  • Pagoda is a National Important Cultural Property.
  • Mirror Rock is a National Special Natural Monument.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

埼玉県児玉郡神川町字二ノ宮750 Open in Google Maps

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