Matsuo-yama Jinja
📍 Nara, Yamato-Koriyama · 683 Yamada-cho, Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture
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
Enshrined on Mount Matsuo, this sanctuary honors the mountain deity granting the earth its seasonal gifts. Revered by farmers since ancient times, the kami bestows spring's vegetation, summer's moisture, autumn's harvest, and winter's purification. Every blessing flowing from mountain to valley carries the deity's generosity. From this peak, I witness eternal abundance flowing across the sacred land.
Benefits
Mountain deity blessingSafety prayerSeasonal bounty