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The 123 Torii of Motonosumi Inari Shrine

TIME : 2016/2/24 15:39:30

Motonosumi Inari-jinja Shrine 津黄龍宮の潮吹 is a branch shrine of Taikodani Inari Shrine located in Tsuwano Town, close to Nagato City in Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was established in 1955 following a divine revelation from the white fox. It is most famous for its tunnel of 123 red Torii gates stretching from the bluff to the ocean. It is an amazing site to see.

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Motonosumi Inari Shrine in Nagato

Motonosumi Inari Shrine in Nagato

A donation box was placed on top of the Torii gate and is one of the most challenging shrine donation boxes in Japan to throw money into. This makes your wish, once your money successfully makes it into the box, even more likely to be granted we suppose!

Motonosumi Inari Shrine Nagato

There are special events where the torii are lit up at night making it very different from the daytime as you can see in the video.

Address: 〒759-4712 Yamaguchi, Nagato, Yuyatsuo, 津黄龍宮の潮吹

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