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Kagamisakui Ita Jinja

Nara Isiki-gun Tawaramoto-cho Kosaka 454 Isiki-gun Tawaramoto-cho, Nara Prefecture

History

Kagamisakui Ita Jinja is an ancient shrine long revered as the deity of mirror-making. This area flourished as the center of mirror-making technology in Yamato, where skilled craftsmen competed to create sacred mirrors. As indicated by the shrine's name, it is dedicated to the deity governing mirror-making, and has been visited by those wishing for improvement in their craft and completion of their works. As a deity protecting the traditional techniques that continue from ancient times, it is still respected by many artisans and technical workers.

Benefits

improvement of technique advancement in craftsmanship blossoming of artistic talent accomplishment of handwork enhancement of creative drive development of craftsman skills