Oushiko Shrine

Ingenious ‘floating megalithic’ shrine

Having seen pictures of this huge stone which appears to float on water, I was pleasantly surprised to find the boulder is part of a serene Shinto shrine up in the hills looking down on the cities and...

Japanese Sanqi

Original Text

It is called (Ishinohodenoshikojinja). This shrine is a huge stone structure called the stone treasure hall as a divine body, and it is one of the "three strange things in Japan" along with the salt pot of Shiogama Shrine in Miyagi Prefecture and the Tenkaku pot in the precincts of Kirishima Higashi Shrine in Miyazaki Prefecture. It is said to be.

Ishigaki Iwagakiyama

Original Text

Access (Public Transportation) Walk along Prefectural Road 393 (be careful because the sidewalk is narrow to the middle) from JR Hoden Station about 1.5km along the road. When you see the torii gate of Oshiko Shrine, go up the steep stairs. It's quite dangerous because you cross the road (no sidewalk) on the way. Shrine It was a magnificent shrine as it was. To see the stone treasure hall, you need a purification of 100 yen. When I went, there was a person in the shrine building, so I put 100 yen properly ...

There were many pilgrims unexpectedly.

Original Text

A huge stone that was nothing was a Shintai, and this was a mysterious scenic spot. This is also called "Stone Treasure Hall" because it is a huge stone structure that is considered to be one of Japan's "Three Strange". Water is accumulated around the stone, and it looks like this stone is floating on the surface of the water. It is also called "Ukiishi" from here. It is very mysterious, but it is easy to understand because the stone that is visible than the ancient God, okuninushi no Mikoto or Amaterasu omikami, which is not understood, is the God body ...

"Ishino Hoden" of large rocks

Original Text

It seemed to be a little far from Hoden station, but it was easy to rent a bicycle. When I put my bicycle in front of the torii gate and went up the steep stone steps, it became a precinct, and the front was "Ishino Hoden". Only the "Ishinohoden" required an admission fee of 100 yen, but in other places, there was a wonderful view from the observation deck in the precincts where you can enter and exit freely. The megalithic stone of "Ishino Hoden" is too big to see when approaching, and it is difficult to see, and it is a high platform behind the shrine building or ...