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Ugeto no Iwa

Kumamoto · Takamori · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 上色見熊野座神社 穿戸岩

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Ugeto no Iwa
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WHAT TO DOUgeto no Iwa

A great hole said to have been kicked through by an ogre. It is held to let any difficulty pass.

WHEREKumamoto

Aso · Takamori

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A great hole said to have been kicked through by an ogre. It is held to let any difficulty pass.

About this place

Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine (上色見熊野座神社, Kamishikimi Kumano-imasu-jinja) is a Shinto Shrine in Takamori, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This shrine is famous for being the setting of a popular anime and manga comic Hotarubi no Mori e.

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Blessings:Good fortune, Victory luck

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