Toishi-hachimangū
遠石八幡宮
Ancient shrine overlooking industrial views, offering a unique blend of history and modernity.
What it is
- A shrine in Shūnan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
- Dedicated to the deity Hondawake-no-mikoto.
- Founded in 622 AD, with a building constructed in 708 AD.
- Formerly a Prefectural Shrine and branch of Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.
What to see
- Main hall, offering hall, and worship hall built in 1940.
- Ablution pavilion constructed in 1941.
- These structures are registered tangible cultural properties.
- Views of the Shūnan oil complex and Sanyo Shinkansen.
Getting there
- 15 minutes by bus from Tokuyama Station.
- Located south of Shūnan Ryokuchi Sports Park.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
山口県周南市遠石2-3-1 Open in Google Maps
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