Sakurai Travel Guide

 Rabbityama Says:  Located on Mount Tonomine, Tanzan Shrine is quite isolated but well worth the trip! The shrine was first built to enshrine Kamatari Fujiwara, one of the most influential members of the Fujiwara clan. The pagoda dates back to 1532. Most of the shrine buildings are Important... 

 Rabbityama Says:  This monument is located at the spot where the teahouse, Takedaya, is said to have stood. The teahouse is from Chikamatsu Monzaemon's famous tale "The Courrier from Hell". In the story, the main characters stopped at this teahouse when fleeing to Ninokuchi village. This is... 

 Rabbityama Says:  Omiwa Shrine is one of the oldest shrines in Japan, possibly even the oldest. It is also one of the top 22 shrines in the nation. A stairway leads up to the shrine on Mount Miwa, which is not only considered holy but is actually the shrine's honden (main "building" of the... 

 Rabbityama Says:  This small shrine is a purification shrine and a large purification ceremony is held at the end of June. The summer purification is called "Natsugoshi/Natsukoshi", so it is believed that this was the original shrine name and that somehow over time the sounds got switched... 

 Rabbityama Says:  The Ebisu Shrine was formerly the shrine of the local community. It was built in 1578 so it has a lot of history. For most visitors it will not be a reason to come to the city, but it is near Miwa Station, so if you come to visit Omiwa Shrine (on the opposite side of the...