Get in touch with nature at Sagimori Shrine in the town at the foot of Mount Hiei

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2023.10.25

Get in touch with nature at Sagimori Shrine, located in the town at the foot of Mount Hiei

The Sagimori Shrine was built at the foot of Mt. Hiei in the Heian period (794-1185), and was rebuilt in 1689 at its current location, a forest where herons, the messengers of the gods, used to gather.

In the precincts filled with pure air, where Susanoo-no-Mikoto is enshrined as the god of worship, men and women of all ages pray by touching the Yaegaki stone, a power spot.

Yaegaki, which, when touched and prayed for, will break off bad marriages and bring good marriages

If you put a black stone given at the shrine office on the yaegaki, it will become a good luck charm.

The charm of this area is that visitors can enjoy strolling throughout the four seasons, enjoying the autumn leaves in fall, the mountain cherry blossoms in spring, and forest bathing in early summer.

Autumn leaves season information

Best time to visit: Mid-November to early December
Visiting hours/Admission fee: Same as regular visit

Sagimori Shrine

shrine built to a guardian deity of pregnant women, newborn babies and one's birthplace
16, Shugakuin Miyanowaki-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
13-minute walk from Shugakuin Station on the Eiden Line
12 minute walk from Shugakuin Eki-mae bus stop.
Tel.075-781-6391
Precincts freedom
Parking available
[Normal visit]
Reception desk at the shrine office/around 9:00-17:00
Free to visit the precincts

*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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