[Tochigi Prefecture] Golden mole brings good fortune

Shimotsuke Hoshimiya Shrine 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 In the second year of the Daido era (807), Asukai Gyobukyo, a descendant of Fujiwara no Kamatari no Kunitada, lived here as a pioneer, and called the area Miyauchi in the dry area of ​​Koyama-no-go, where he enshrined Iwasaki-no-kami and Nesaki-no-kami. A "golden mole" was discovered at this shrine in the past. In the precincts, there is a "Asunaro Dragon God Pillar" based on an ancient Japanese myth in which a mole wishes to become a dragon and fly in the sky. Currently, the mole is stuffed and displayed at the shrine office on Saturdays and Sundays. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Shimotsuke Hoshimiya Shrine ꕥAddress: 1530 Shimofuruyama, Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture ꕥAccess: 🚌🚏 Wakabayashi entrance → approx. 21 minute walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #0 yen travel autumn #shrine #shrine tour #shrine worship