Takinoo Shrine
滝尾神社
Takinoo Shrine, founded by Kukai, offers unique spiritual experiences and historical significance.
What it is
- Shrine founded in 820 by Buddhist monk Kukai.
- Current structure rebuilt in 1645.
- Enshrines Tagorihime no Mikoto, a Nikko Futarasan deity.
What to see
- Area where goddess is said to have descended.
- Three large, sacred Japanese cedars.
- Luck-testing gate (Undameshi no Torii).
- Planter with bamboo leaves for good marriage (Enmusubi no Sasa).
- Spring for sake production (Sake no Izumi).
- Sacred rock for children and safe birth (Kodaneishi).
In detail
It is believed that Takinoo Shrine was built in 820 by Kukai (774–835), also known as Kobo Daishi, the Buddhist monk who founded the famous monastery on Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture. The current structure was rebuilt in 1645.
Tagorihime no Mikoto, one of the three principal deities of Nikko Futarasan Shrine, is enshrined here. In the rear of the shrine is an area said to be where the goddess descended to earth. There are three large, sacred Japanese cedars growing there now.
The grounds of Takinoo Shrine contain a luck-testing gate (Undameshi no Torii) and a planter with bamboo leaves said to grant a good match in marriage (Enmusubi no Sasa). There is a spring whose waters are used to produce delicious sake (Sake no Izumi), and a sacred rock that answers prayers for children and a safe birth (Kodaneishi).
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
栃木県日光市山内 Open in Google Maps
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