Mito Shrine
It is also called Kumano Shrine because people who traveled along the Amano Kaido road to Kumano in Kishu used to visit the shrine.
This shrine is also known as Kumano Shrine, as it was a pilgrimage site for people heading to Kumano in Kishu via the Amano Kaido road. Long ago, there was a theory that Shinto and Buddhism were one and the same, and there was a time when gods and bodhisattvas were enshrined in the same place. Santo Shrine has a mysterious history due to this belief. According to legend, it was founded in the 7th century, and was once burned down in a war, but was rebuilt within Konzo-ji Temple in the 16th century by a monk named Taikan. Later, during the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji period, this shrine remained, while Konzo-ji Temple disappeared.
Basic information
- Access
- Take the Nankai bus from Kongo Station on the Nankai Koya Line, get off at Tezukayama Daigaku-mae bus stop, and walk for 5 minutes.
- Address
- 〒589-0021 5-647 Imakuma, Sayama City, Osaka Prefecture
- Telephone
- 072-365-2416
- Fax
- 072-365-2427
