Senhime Tenmangū

What it is

• A shrine founded by Princess Senhime in March 1623 on Mount Otokoyama.
• The site enshrines Sugawara no Michizane as its primary deity.
• The current main hall is a reconstruction completed in April 2002.
• The structure faces east toward the Himeji Castle West Bailey.

What to see

• Votive tablets shaped like traditional battledores that can be mailed as postcards.
• Six battledores dedicated by Princess Senhime upon the shrine's establishment.
• Views of the Himeji Castle Nagatsubone corridor where the princess once prayed.
• The mountainside setting located near the Koko-en Garden.

Getting there

• Take a Shinki Bus from Himeji Station to reach the vicinity.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.