[Kyoto] A shrine with cute rabbits

This shrine is said to be beneficial for fertility, safe childbirth, and matchmaking. In the past, the entire area was a habitat for wild rabbits, and it is said that fertile rabbits are the messengers of the local deity. A cute stone statue of a rabbit is enshrined in the precincts.

[Name] Higashitenno Okazaki Shrine
[Deity]
Susanoo no Mikoto
Kushiinadahime no Mikoto
Yahashira no Mikogami, three daughters, five sons
[Location] 51 Higashitenno-cho Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
[Access] Get off at the city bus stop "Okazaki Jinja-mae"

Visit date: May 2024

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Post by ぷりんちゃん | May 9, 2024