Kattamine Shrine
刈田嶺神社
Kattamine Shrine: a mountain shrine with a unique seasonal deity transfer ritual.
What it is
- A mountain shrine with an inner and lower shrine.
- Deity moves between shrines seasonally.
- Renamed Kattamine Jinja in 1875.
What to see
- Okumiya (inner shrine) at the mountain summit.
- Satomiya (lower shrine) at the mountain foot.
- Owarido on the shrine approach.
When to go
- Deity transfers to Satomiya on first Sunday of October.
- Roads are closed for about six months annually.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
宮城県刈田郡蔵王町遠刈田温泉仲町1 Open in Google Maps
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