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Karakama Shrine
shrine
Karakama Shrine
韓竈神社
4.6Est. 60Izumo, Chugoku
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Overview
Mountain shrine reached through a 45cm rock crevice, a 1,200-year-old spiritual passage.
Reaching this 1,200-year-old mountain shrine requires squeezing through a 45-centimeter-wide crack between massive boulders, a passage said to cleanse worries and anxieties. Steep stone steps climb through dense forest to the narrow rock crevice, where only a sliver of sky is visible. Enshrined is Susanoo-no-mikoto, who brought iron-working from ancient Korea.
Practical info
- Japanese name
- 韓竈神社
- Nearest station
- Izumo-shi Station (25 min bus)
- Payment
- Cash only
- Reservations
- not required
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