Otakeyama Yamato Hongu
📍 Nara, Nara · 3775 Obuchicho, Nara 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
Otakeyama Yamato Hongu sits in an ancient mountain sanctuary, serving as a sacred site of mountain ascetic practice. This temple has long tested the spirits and bodies of those seeking enlightenment. Sheltered within the mountain's depths, it watches over practitioners enduring trials and tribulations in their spiritual journey.
Benefits
Strict disciplineMiraculous virtueProtection from calamity