Nasu Yuzen Shrine

What it is

• Founded between 629 and 641 AD.
• Enshrines Onamuchi-no-mikoto and two other deities.
• Mentioned in the ancient Engishiki Jinmyocho record.
• Nasu Yoichi prayed here before the Battle of Yashima.

What to see

• A third torii gate marks the entrance.
• Listen to the sounds of a suikinkutsu.
• View the sazareishi, a large rock formation.
• Sessho-seki, a stone linked to Tamamo-no-Mae, is behind it.
• Nasu-dake Shrine, an okumiya, is on Mt. Chausu peak.

Getting there

• One-minute walk from Kanto Bus Nasu Yumoto bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.