Niusakadono Jinja Shrine 丹生酒殿神社

Official explanation

This quiet building enshrines Niutsuhime, the guardian goddess of Koyasan. According to legend, the mountain behind the shrine is where the goddess first descended to earth. The shrine is believed to be one of the first in Japan to offer sake to the gods.

The shrine is thought to have originally been built here during the middle of the Heian period (794–1185). It was established in its current iteration in 1873, serving and being run by three local communities.

Read the full explanation

In front of the shrine is a towering gingko tree, said to be over 800 years old, which turns the grounds into a sea of yellow when it drops its leaves during the fall.

Niusakadono Shrine is a 25-minute walk from Myoji Station. It is the starting point of the challenging Mitanizaka Trail that leads to Niutsuhime Shrine, just over a mountain pass.

出典: 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース（観光庁） — www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db. この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.