Matsuo-yama Jinja

📍 Nara, Yamato-Koriyama · 683 Yamada-cho, Yamato-Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

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Fee

Direct-write

Available

Pre-written

Unknown

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About

Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

History

Byakko

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

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