X-Nico

unusual facts about Izumo Taisha


Izumo Taisha-mae Station

The station is the only rail link between Taisha and Izumo since the closure of the JR Taisha Station and the Taisha Line in 1990.


Kannazuki

In Shinto tradition it was said that the eight million gods of Japan left their shrines and congregated annually at Izumo Taisha.


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Izumo-taisha

Izumo-taisha's Kaguraden (神楽殿 Kagura hall) was first built in 1776 by the Senge family, Izumo Kokusō, or governor of Izumo, as a grand hall for performance of traditional rituals.