Kuromori Shrine

What it is

• A shrine on Mount Kuromori, 310.5 meters above sea level.
• Formerly called Kuromori Gongen-sha before the Meiji era.
• It enshrined Senju Kannon.

What to see

• Many lion heads, called Gongen-sama, are preserved.
• Lion heads are designated cultural properties of Iwate Prefecture.
• Iron bowls from 1334 remain.
• Ridge tags from the Muromachi period exist.
• Esoteric Buddhist ritual implements from the Nara period were excavated.

When to go

• Kuromori Kagura, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, is performed.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.