Motonosumi Inari Shrine
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The shrine houses the sacred spirits that were split from Taikodani Inari Shrine in Tsuwano as ordered by a God posing as white fox. The God will fulfill wishes for business success, success in fishing, safety on the seas, good match childbearing, warding off evil and bringing in good fortune, wealth and happiness, traffic safety, and academic achievement. The 123 red torii gates that extend from the “Ryugu no Shiofuki” (dragon palace geyser) are impressive. The shrine was selected by CNN as one of the "31 Most Beautiful Places in Japan."
Street address
- 498 Yuyatsuo, Nagato City
About YAMAGUCHI Access
Route1
- ● Around 20 minutes by taxi from Nagato-Furuichi Station on the JR Sanin Main Line
Route2
- ● Yamaguchi Zekkei Mankisu Bus*
Yumoto Onsen/Shin-Yamaguchi Station<-->Motonosumi Inari Shrine
*Operation: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays April 2018 to March 2019
- ● Yamaguchi Zekkei Mankisu Bus*
Opening Hours
Closed
Fee
Best season
- All year
Point
- There is an offering box on the top of the main shrine gate! It is said your wish will come true if you can toss your offering in the box.
Spots around
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Iwakuni Castle
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Yuda Onsen
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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
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Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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Tokiwa Park
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Karato Fish Market
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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Hagi Uragami Museum
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
