Ike Jinja
📍 Nara, Shimokitayama Village · 1 Ikumine, Shimokitayama Village, Yoshino District, Nara 645-0407, Japan
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
Deep within Yoshino's sacred mountains, Ike Jinja shines eternally in profound silence. Resting beside waters of crystalline clarity, this shrine has long mirrored the hearts of ascetics. I have witnessed countless transformations of spirit, all blessed by this shrine's deep protection and grace.
Benefits
Purity of waterBlessing of the pondPurification of body and soul