Tenjin Shrine (Mizuhoshi City)

What it is

• A Tenjin Shrine in Mizuho City, Gifu Prefecture.
• It is a former Ikuragawa-no-miya site.
• Considered one of the Moto Ise shrines.
• Dedicated to Takamimusubi-no-kami and Kamimusubi-no-kami.

What to see

• The main shrine building, rebuilt in the Genroku era.
• A city-designated cultural property main shrine building.
• The Ikuragawa-no-miya site, a city-designated historic site.
• A Machilus thunbergii tree, a city-designated cultural property.

Getting there

• 30-minute walk from Tarumi Railway Mieji Station.
• 1-minute walk from the Ikura Community Center bus stop.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.