[123 bright red torii gates] Motonosumi Shrine⛩️

Motonosumi Shrine in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is known as a scenic spot with 123 red torii gates leading to the Sea of Japan. Due to its beauty, it was selected as one of CNN's "31 Most Beautiful Places in Japan," and many tourists from both Japan and abroad visit the shrine.

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🕒 Business hours
• Visiting hours: 7:00-16:30

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💴 Admission fee
• Visiting fee: Free

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📍 Access
• Address: 498 Yuyatsuki, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 759-4712
• Nearest station: About 20 minutes by taxi from JR Sanin Main Line "Hitomaru Station" (about 3,000 yen one way)
• Access by car: About 60 minutes via National Route 316 from "Mine IC" on the Chugoku Expressway

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🚗 Parking information
• Parking lot 1: 92 cars (right in front of the shrine)
• Parking lot 2: 24 cars (about 200m to the shrine)
• Passenger cars: 300 yen per hour (100 yen for each hour over, up to 500 yen)

• Motorcycles: 100 yen per trip

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🌟 Recommended

• Ryugu's tide: Waves gush up from between the rocks on the coast near the shrine!

• Offering box: You can have a unique experience of throwing offerings into the offering box installed at the top of the torii gate.