[Gunma Prefecture / Sanyazawa Akagi Shrine] I'm glad I went in 2023! Shrines in Gunma Prefecture ⑤

Akagi Shrine is the head shrine of about 300 shrines nationwide. There has been a dispute between Akagi Shrine and Oobora Akagi Shrine over which is the main shrine. Unlike Oobora Akagi Shrine, it has a quiet atmosphere, and the quietness creates a sacred feeling, so it seems like this shrine could be just as good if it were the main shrine 🙌 ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❁ ❁ ❁┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❥❥History Founded during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Initially, there were two shrines, Nishimiya, which worshipped Kokuzo Bosatsu to Ouma God and Senju Kannon to Ouma God, and Higashimiya, which worshipped Jizo Bosatsu to Jizo Mountain on the central crater cone, due to the faith in Ouma and Ouma Lakes at the crater lake of Mount Akagi. Due to the anti-Buddhist movement in the Meiji era, it was reduced to one shrine. In the modern shrine ranking system, it was later promoted from a local shrine to a prefectural shrine. There was talk of further promotion, but with the end of the war, it has remained a prefectural shrine. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ❁ ❁ ❁┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Miyazawa Akagi Shrine ꕥAddress: 114 Miyazawa-cho, Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture ꕥAccess 🚗 60 minutes from Hashie Smart IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway 🚕 About 20 minutes from Ogo Station on the Jomo Electric Railway ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #besttrip2023 #Gunma Tourism #Gunma Trip #Shrine Tour #Temple and Shrine