Muko Shrine

4.0

"A Shinto shrine located close to Nishi-Muko Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line. Dedicated to the god Muko-no-Kami, the main shrine building has been designated an Important Cultural Property as an excellent example of Muromachi period nagare-zukuri style architecture. This same building is also known to have been the model for the main shrine building at Meiji Jingu. Shrine highlights include six lesser shrines on the grounds; a kendo hall once used as the staff room for the former Koyo Elementary School; Katsuyama Park, a popular place for walking; and a cherry tree garden which appeared in Tsutomu Minakami's famous novel ""Sakuramori."""

Spot details

Address: Kyoto Mukoushi Mukouchou Kitayama 65 Map
Area: Katsura / Nishiyama Area
Phone: 0759210217

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Very old shrine

Reviewed : 2020.10.10

Muko Shrine is located not far from Hankyu Nishimuko station. I dropped in on the way to Yoshimine-dera Temple. This shrine was founded in Nara Period and has about 1300 years’ history. The long...
向日市の桜の名所

Reviewed : 2023.04.02

向日神社の桜まつりに行きました。桜まつりは、1978年（昭和53年）から行われています。桜まつりは市民の木である桜が見ごろを迎える例年4月の第1土曜日・日曜日に行われています。なお向日神社は桜の名所で、大鳥居から社殿に続く石畳の参道などに染井吉野・枝垂桜・八重桜・山桜・楊貴妃など約200本の桜の木が植えられ、例年3月下旬頃から4月上旬頃に見ごろを迎えます。桜まつりではお茶席や模擬店が立ち並んだり...
本地信仰中心

Reviewed : 2020.01.05

來到向日市，這向日神社理所當然的是這城市信仰中心，正值新年假期，從阪急車站西向日下車，走約10分鐘，經過一個長長坡道即可到達，神社佔地不大，但人潮洶湧，充滿新年的熱鬧氣氛，可以感受到日本人的新年風情，是值得一去的神社。