Kasagi Shrine

What it is

• Shrine dedicated to Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto.
• Worshipped as a god of rain for a long time.
• Origin attributed to Emperor Kazan establishing a shrine in 986.
• Renamed Murasha Kasagi Shrine in 1871.

What to see

• Main shrine on Mount Kasagi summit.
• Front shrine located at the foot of the mountain.
• Wooden single-story worship hall at the lower shrine.
• Ancient rock carvings near the summit's inner shrine.
• The Nureta Hayashi, an intangible folk cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.