Saii Jinja

📍 Nara, Sakurai · 1422 Miwa, Sakurai

📿 Goshuin Info

Hours

9:00–16:00

Fee

Direct-write

Unknown

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)

History

Byakko

Saii Jinja is a special shrine that serves as a subsidiary shrine of Oomiwa Jinja, one of Japan's oldest shrines, situated at the foot of the sacred Mount Miwa. This shrine is particularly famous throughout the nation as a deity of healing, and the spiritual water from the medicinal well spring within the shrine grounds is deeply venerated by many people. Also serving as the entrance to a pilgrimage up Mount Miwa, it has played an important role historically as the gateway to the sacred mountain. The shrine water is believed to possess the power to heal illness and purify the heart, attracting many pilgrims from distant places. It is a shrine of proven spiritual efficacy that has continuously gathered devoted faith from ancient times to the present, allowing people to receive the special divine blessings of the Miwa deity.

Benefits

Healing from illnessLong and healthy lifePurification of body and mindWarding off calamityGood fortune and prosperityFreedom from illnessFamily harmony and safety

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