Yodohime-jinja Shrine
"A Shinto shrine situated along Prefectural Route 212 in Kawakami, Yamato-cho, Saga City. Founded in 564, the shrine has been revered as the most important in what was Hizen Province and what is now Saga Prefecture since 1161. A stone on the shrine's ground's known as ""Konsei-san"" is said to bless worshippers with children. Situated along scenic Kawakami Gorge, the grounds are also filled with natural beauty, including a huge camphor tree some 1,500 years old."
Spot details
- Address
- Saga Pref. Sagashi Yamatochoukawakami 1-1 Map
- Phone
- 0952625705
- Hours
- Precincts Free
- Closed
- Grounds freedom
- Fees
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[Admission fee to worship]Free
[Firstfruits fee]Oshi - Parking Lot
- Available(30spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Available only on some Grounds
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
Review
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- 1st shrine in Hizen
- Yodohime Shrine, which is dedicated to a sister of Jingukogo, a legendary empress in the antiquity, was once the 1st shrine of this region. It is located near Kawakamikyo, a beautiful scenic spot...
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- 與止日女
- トイレ付きの駐車場あり。結構車が停まっているので参拝者もいるのかと思いきや、殆ど違う。何待ちか?重厚な肥後鳥居がお出迎え。御祭神は與止日女命。御由緒では神功皇后の妹や豊玉姫とされているが、誰なのか?風土記に出てくる大山田女(おおやまだめ)と狭山田女(さやまだめ)と関係があるのか?眷属が鯰である事、干珠満珠から豊一族の姫ではありそう。川沿いに鎮座するが、御神木も大きく境内も広い。何故か東北...
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- 肥前の一之宮
- 旧国府にはそれぞれ第一の神社と指定されている格式の高い一之宮というものがあります(TV番組「ごりやくさん」で得た知識)。ここは肥前の国の一之宮です。祭神はその名の通り皇族の祖先にあたる與止日女様、嬉野温泉に祀られている水の神豊玉姫様と同一神だそうです。水神にふさわしく雄大な嘉瀬川のほとりにあり、川風が吹いて気持ちのいい場所です。境内には圧倒されるほどの巨古木がそびえ立ち神聖な気持ちになります。
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