A town where God enjoyed his honeymoon

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Nojiri Kawakami Shrine

Nojiri Kawakami Shrine

野尻地区

”Nojiri Kawakami Shrine” worships nine sets of remains of Yodohime Daishingai who was a younger sister of Empress Jingu.

In the precincts of the shrine, there is the Kosojyu (ginkgo tree) which was said to be more than 500 years old. This ginkgo tree stands as a male and a female pair ; thus, this has been said that the shrine has blessing of matchmaking. In addition, there is a tradition that touching a female ginkgo tree can make you produce a good amount of milk for babies.

You can see the solemn outer shrine and the sanctuary with ginkgo trees.

Address
649 Nojiri, Takamori Cho, Aso Gun, Kumamoto Pref.
Access
About 40 minutes by car from Takamori station

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