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Engishiki-listed ancient shrine of Kazusa with intricately carved dragons on its Edo-period front porch ornamentation
5 min walk from JR Honno Station
2994 Honno, Mobara, Chiba
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Honno Shrine in Honno, Mobara, is an ancient shrine enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto as its principal deity, identified as one of the Engishiki-listed shrines of old Kazusa Province. Possessing a distinguished history recorded in the Engishiki divine name register, it is one of the leading ancient shrines in Kazusa Province with over a thousand years of history. Susanoo no Mikoto has long gathered wid…
Honno Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 701 CE, during the Taiho era, with Susanoo no Mikoto enshrined as its principal deity. By the mid-Heian period, the shrine had gained official recognition, being listed in the Engishiki divine name register (927 CE) as one of the imperia…
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "素盞嗚尊"
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