Tsuriishi Shrine
釣石神社
This shrine features a 14-meter-long stone balanced on a hill, visited by students for good exam results.
What it is
- Shrine dedicated to a deity of knowledge.
- Object of worship is a 14-meter-long balanced stone.
- Founded around a gravity-defying megalith.
What to see
- The 14-meter-long balanced stone on a cedar-covered hill.
- Reeds harvested from the Kitakami River decorate the shrine.
- School-related charms (omamori) are available.
- Votive pictures (ema) for writing wishes.
When to go
- Throughout the year to see reed decorations.
In detail
The object of worship at Tsuriishi-jinja Shrine is a 14-meter-long stone balanced precariously on the side of a cedar-covered hill. Said to be inhabited by a deity of knowledge, this megalith seems poised to tumble from its gravity-defying perch but has stayed put throughout the ages, even withstanding the massive tremors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Many students come here to wish for good exam results, in part because “fail” and “fall” can be expressed by the same Japanese word. Like this stone, they hope never to “fall” in their studies and exams.
Reflecting its proximity to the Kitakami River, Tsuriishi-jinja Shrine is decorated with reeds harvested from the riverbank throughout the year. The shrine offers school-related charms (omamori) as well as votive pictures (ema) on which worshippers write the hopes and dreams they seek divine assistance in realizing.
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
宮城県石巻市北上町十三浜字追波305 Open in Google Maps
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