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Karube Shrine

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軽部神社

Karube Shrine is a unique historical shrine dedicated to breast-related health and childcare.

Karube Shrine
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What it is

  • Founded in 1334, renamed Karube Shrine in 1869.
  • Also known as Oji no Miya or Oppai Jinja.
  • Dedicated to five gods.
  • Worshiped for breast-related illnesses, childbirth, and childcare.

What to see

  • Ema (votive tablets) shaped like female breasts are offered.
  • Root stock of a large, old weeping cherry tree remains.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岡山県総社市清音軽部 Open in Google Maps

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