A splendid gongen-zukuri shrine backed by Myogi's bizarre peaks, acclaimed as the 'Nikko of Kozuke'
15 min by taxi from Joshin Railway Shimonita Station
6 Myogi, Myogi-machi, Tomioka, Gunma
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An ancient shrine at the foot of Mount Myogi, one of the Three Mountains of Joshu. Said to have been founded in the 2nd year of Emperor Senka (537). Against the spectacular backdrop of Myogi's bizarre rock formations, the magnificent gongen-zukuri shrine buildings extensively renovated during the Horeki era are breathtaking and designated a National Important Cultural Property. The approach of 165…
Myogi Shrine is said to have been founded in 537 CE (the 2nd year of Emperor Senka's reign), when Hakosono-no-kami was enshrined as a deity of the eastern provinces. During the medieval period, the shrine flourished as a sacred site of Shugendo mountain asceticism, and Mount Myogi became widely know…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "日本武尊・豊受大神・菅原道真"
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