The okunoin (inner sanctuary) of Tsurugi Jinja in Echizen Town. Located in a sacred domain deep in the mountains beyond the main shrine, it is known as a holy space filled with the spiritual energy of the deep peaks. As the inner sanctuary of Tsurugi Jinja — associated with Oda Nobunaga's ancestral clan — it has been regarded as a place housing deeper divine power. The inner sanctuary, reached by …

A sacred domain that has long gathered faith as the inner sanctuary of Tsurugi Jinja. The combined worship form of the main shrine and inner sanctuary is one of the classic examples of the okunoin system in Japanese shrine faith. It has developed its own faith culture while also being influenced by …