Kurono Shrine
📍 Hyogo, Kami · Miyanouebun, Muraoka, Kami, Hyogo
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
This shrine watches over the dark fields of Muraoka in Kami, where farmers have long held strong faith. Rice born from black soil could never grow without this shrine's blessing, they believed. The mountain's children still offer prayers, yearning for the land's continued abundance.
Benefits
Crop blessingGuardian deityMisfortune prevention
