Izanagi Jingu enshrines the god Izanami who is supposed to have created Japan, handed it over to the goddess Amaterasu, and retired to Awaji Island. I visited on a cold spring day, and found a picturesque pond, and an impressive 900 year old camphor tree (I like trees). Izanagi Jingu's ema boards are shaped like peaches because there is a story about the god Izanagi hurling a peach at a demon.
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Izanagi Jingu Shrine
The oldest shrine in Japan
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Giovanni Perez
8 years ago
I really enjoyed the pictures you took . It makes me really want to go and check it out !
I hope you have a chance to visit there. It's a very nice place!
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