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Takeshima Island / Yaotomi Jinja
愛知県
A small island of approximately 680 meters in circ…
JR・名鉄蒲郡駅徒歩20分
3-15 Takeshimamachi, Gamagori, Aichi
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A small island of approximately 680 meters in circumference floating in Mikawa Bay off Takeshima-cho, Gamagori City, designated as a national natural monument in its entirety. The island is accessible via Takeshima Bridge, a 387-meter causeway. Yaotomi Shrine, enshrined on the island, worships seven deities including Awashima-no-kami, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, Kotoshironushi-no-Kami, Mihatsuhime-no-Ka…
The history of Yaotomi Shrine on Takeshima Island is not precisely documented, but tradition holds that it was founded during the Jishō era (1177–1181) of the late Heian period, when the court poet Fujiwara no Toshimari enshrined Awashima-no-kami (a manifestation of Benzaiten) on the island. Through…
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "市杵島比売命ほか七神"
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