Lake Inohana Shrine

Founding date unknown, already in the tenth-century Engishiki: the only way in is a red bridge.

A red bridge crosses the strait and leads to the small shrine on the islet, with the water of the lake below and all around. Reviews describe it as a fairy-tale scene, especially when the bridge is reflected in the water. Parking is scarce, and the access path, with stretches like boardwalks, calls for care where the ground is unstable.

The founding date is not known (創建は不詳). The shrine does, however, appear in the Engishiki (延喜式), the collection of regulations completed in 927 that lists the shrines recognised by the state: it is therefore a shikinaisha (式内社), a ‘registered shrine’, which already existed in that year.

ℹ️ From Ōna Station (Tenryū Hamanako Railway) you walk along the lake and cross Seto Bridge. No source gives opening hours or a ticket. Parking is scarce: some reviewers found no space and looked at the shrine from the opposite shore.

🚉 瀬戸 · 5 min walk

Sources: tenhama.co.jp · ja.wikipedia.org

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