[Tochigi Utsunomiya Futaarasan Shrine]

#FuriTabiWinter There are two Futarasan Shrines in Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko Futarasan Shrine and Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine The two are completely different shrines The pronunciation of the name is also different: Nikko Futarasan Shrine is "Futarasanjinja" and Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine is "Futarayamajinja" To distinguish it from Nikko Futarasan Shrine, it is called "Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine" after the place where it is located As for the founding, Nikko Futarasan Shrine is said to have been in 767 Utsunomiya Futarasan Shrine is said to have started in 353 during the Kofun period, when Narawake no Kimi, the Shimotsuke no Kuni no Miyatsuko, enshrined his ancestor Toyokiirihiko no Mikoto as the clan deity #Tochigi #TochigiTrip #TochigiTourism #Utsunomiya #DomesticTrip #GirlsTrip #SoloTrip #Temples &Shrines