Izumo-Daijingū

The Manai wells up behind the main building: you come here with empty bottles.

People arrive with jerrycans in the boot: behind the honden, the building that houses the god, wells up the Manai spring, which comes down from the sacred Mount Mikage and which people collect here for drinking, for tea, for coffee and for sake; a little further on there is a small natural waterfall. In the grounds stand two paired rocks where red threads are tied.

A shrine at the foot of Mount Mikage, east of the Kameoka basin. The main building is a national Important Cultural Property. Behind it wells up the Manai spring, which comes down from the mountain, considered sacred. In the grounds are the ‘wedded rocks’, two paired boulders, and the shrine is famous for romantic ties.

ℹ️ Access to the spring water is free, and there are eighty parking spaces. The bus stop, 出雲大神宮前, is in front of the gate, about fifteen minutes from JR Kameoka; from the toll gate it is fifteen minutes by car. ⚠️ Opening hours and price are not stated. ⚠️ Buses in the Kameoka basin are infrequent: without a car, check the return bus before you set out.

🚉 出雲神社前 · 3 min walk

Sources: kameoka.info · kyoto-kankou.or.jp

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