Tsukihi Shrine

What it is

• A shrine dedicated to three deities.
• Yodohime-no-kami is the sister of Empress Jingu.
• Kanzuhi-no-kami and Manzutuki-no-kami are also enshrined.

What to see

• The main hall has three doors.
• A square stone lantern, dated 1835.
• A rectangular stone water basin, dated 1835.
• A large zelkova tree was once a sacred tree.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from JR Nara Station East Exit.
• 6-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station 7-S Exit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.