Kinbu Shrine (Yoshino Town)

📍 Nara, Yoshino · 1651 Yoshino-yama, Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture

Post Goshuin Post Visit

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Hours

9:00–16:00

Fee

—

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Available

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About

Founded1920

EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken

RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)

FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)

HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/

History

Kinbu Shrine, a sacred site of mountain ascetic practice, welcomes spiritual seekers undertaking rigorous disciplines. Here, practitioners purify themselves and confront the depths of their being amid unforgiving nature. In the midst of Yoshino's cherry blossoms and verdant foliage, ancient faith and contemporary prayer continue to merge.