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Niukawakami Shrine Shimosha

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丹生川上神社下社

Ancient Shinto shrine dedicated to a water deity, with unique stone formations and a sacred well.

Niukawakami Shrine Shimosha
masaatsu yoshihara CC BY-SA 3.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • Ancient Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture.
  • Dedicated to the water deity Kuraokami-no-kami.
  • Formerly a Kanpei Taisha, now a Beppyo Jinja.

What to see

  • Main hall, rebuilt in 1885.
  • Worship hall, rebuilt in 1901.
  • Sacred horse statue.
  • Cow Stone and Frog Stone.
  • Musubiishi stone.
  • Sacred well called Mike-no-i.

When to go

  • Festival on June 1st.

Getting there

  • Accessible by bus from Shimoichiguchi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

奈良県吉野郡下市町長谷1-1 Open in Google Maps

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