700 metres of natural stone: the approach up to the shrine is the longest in Japan.
The seat of worship for Mount Daisen, the shrine is reached by climbing about 700 metres of an approach paved with natural stone, laid in the Kansei period (1789–1800) and considered the longest of its kind in Japan. At the top, the current building, rebuilt in 1805, is the largest example of gongen-zukuri architecture in the country. Halfway up flows the water called ‘Enmei-chōju no gyoshinsui’, drunk by tradition as water of long life.
A Shinto shrine on the north-west slope of Mount Daisen, seat of the okumiya (inner shrine) linked to the main shrine at the foot of the mountain, in Yonago. Surrounded by centuries-old beech and cedar trees.
ℹ️ Access on foot from the Ōgamiyama car park; about 15 minutes by car from the Hakōroza car park on Prefectural Road 24, or about 50 minutes by bus from JR Yonago plus 10 minutes on foot.
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