Guardian deity of hot springs and medicine, enshrined at the top of the stone step street of Ikaho Onsen. From the grounds reached after climbing 365 stone steps, a breathtaking view spreads across the mountains of Akagi and the Joshu ranges. A sacred site from antiquity sung in the Man'yoshu as 'Ikahorono yasaka,' with the hot springs said to have been discovered two thousand years ago. Enshrinin…

The exact founding date of Ikaho Jinja is unknown, but tradition holds that the hot springs were discovered approximately two thousand years ago, and the shrine is believed to have been venerated as the guardian of the sacred waters since ancient times. By the 8th century, the site was already recog…