Motonosumi 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 2019 to March 2020
- ● Yamaguchi Zekkei Mankisu Bus*
Opening Hours
Closed
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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Nagato Yumoto Onsen
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Tsunoshima Ohashi
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Yanai Nishigura/goldfish lantern experience
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Shunan Industrial Night Scenery
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Hofu Tenman-gu Shrine
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Karato Fish Market
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Hagi Castle Town and Hagi Meirin Gakusha, school house
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Akiyoshidai Plateau/Akiyoshido Cave
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Tokiwa Park
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Kintaikyo Bridge
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Iwakuni Art Museum with Kashiwabara Collection
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Hagi Uragami Museum
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Yuda Onsen
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Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport
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Iwakuni Castle
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Yamaguchi Ube Airport
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World Heritage Sites: Hagi Castle Town and the Shokasonjuku Academy
