The region that Omiwa Jinja Shrine is located in is called the Ko region and is where the government of ancient Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke is the old name for the Tochigi Prefecture region) was located there, and the ruins of the Shimotsuke Government Building still remain nearby. Omiwa Jinja Shrine is said to have been built nearly 1800 years ago by the 10 imperial crown prince. The shrine is also called "Takara no Yashima" (8 treasured islands) and the water filled pond on the temple grounds has 8 islands connected by stone and cinnabar varnish bridges. Each of the islands has its own dedicated shrine (Asama, Futarasan, Tsukuba, Raiden, Katori, Kashima, Kumano, Tenmangu).
- 【Address】
- 477,Soujya-machi Tochigi-shi Tochigi-ken
- 【TEL】
- 0282-27-6126
- 【Expressway entrance】
- Kita-kanto Expressway Tsuga-Interchange
【Information】
30 minutes from IC Totigi 20 minutes walk from the state Department Ootsuka
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