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Yasaka Shrine (Gion Shrine)
Gionsha, a place associated with the poetic sentiment of Misuzu Kaneko
It is said that the shrine was first enshrined here in the Nara period (710-794) when Kibi Makibi felt Susano no Mikoto protecting him when he was in China at that time as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, and on his return to Japan in 733, he enshrined the shrine here. It is also an old shrine that was deeply believed in by the Ouchi clan, and houses five Noh masks said to have been donated by the Ouchi clan, as well as a whaling picture depicting a whaling scene. The shrine is also known as the shrine associated with "Gion Shrine," a poem by children's song poet Misuzu Kaneko, which was one of the eight most scenic spots in Senzaki.
Shrines & Temples
Basic Information
| Address | 1339 Senzaki-Gion-cho, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4106, Japan |
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| Phone number | 0837-26-1256 (Yasaka Shrine) |
| Access | ・About 4 minutes walk from Senzaki Station on the JR Sanin Line ・About 2 minutes by bus from Nagato City Station on the JR Sanin Line, get off at Yasaka Jinja-mae and walk 2 minutes ・About 45 minutes from Mine IC on the Chugoku Expressway |
| Parking | 5 units |
| Parking Fees | free |
Contact
- Phone Number: 0837-26-1256 (Yasaka Shrine)
Map
Poem by Misuzu Kaneko
Gionsha
fluttering
Pine leaves fall,
autumn at the shrine is lonely.
A song of peepers,
a gas lamp,
a red belt,
a laurel.
Now, in the broken ice shop,
it’s dry
and the autumn wind is blowing.
From “The Complete Collection of Misuzu Kaneko’s Children’s Songs” (JULA Publishing Bureau)
*The poems by Misuzu Kaneko are published with the approval of the Society for the Preservation of Misuzu Kaneko’s Writings.
Please obtain permission from the “Society for the Preservation of Misuzu Kaneko’s Works” before reprinting.
