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GunmaShrines & TemplesBehind the main hall stands a great rock called Misugata-iwa, and that rock is the deity itself. The building is no more than a frame for worshipping it. The approach runs about 700 metres along the gorge.
GunmaShrines & TemplesAfter passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to reach the main hall. A descending approach, rare anywhere in Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesIt backs onto Mount Myogi, known for its strange rock forms. The shape of the mountain, counted among the three great scenic oddities of Japan, is itself the object of worship.
GunmaShrines & TemplesIt stands at the top of the stone-stair street, enshrining deities of hot springs and healing.
GunmaShrines & TemplesThe temple where the Takasaki daruma began. Doll making, started as off-season work for farmers, became the local industry it is today.
GunmaShrines & TemplesIt worships Mount Akagi and Lake Ono. One of the shrines held to be the head of all Akagi shrines.
GunmaShrines & TemplesA great rock into which the main hall appears to be set. The building is only a frame for worshipping the rock.
GunmaShrines & TemplesHot water runs beneath the stone steps. The design was there to divide the water fairly.
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GunmaShrines & TemplesAfter passing through the torii, you go down a stone stairway to the main hall. A form rare anywhere in Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesThe former main shrine of Myogi Jinja. The hall survives as an Important Cultural Property.
GunmaShrines & TemplesForty-one point eight metres tall. It was a pioneer among Kannon figures built of reinforced concrete.
GunmaShrines & TemplesThe Mizusawa udon sold before its gate is counted among the three great udon of Japan.
GunmaShrines & TemplesA group of halls rebuilt by Tokugawa Iemitsu, with brightly coloured carving still intact.
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GunmaShrines & TemplesThe tutelary shrine of Kiryu, a weaving city. Its carved hall is an Important Cultural Property.
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GunmaShrines & TemplesIt carries a tradition of being the original shrine of Nukisaki Jinja, and was also revered as a deity of sericulture.
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GunmaShrines & TemplesHundreds of thousands of daruma fill the new year market. Off-season farm work became a local industry.
GunmaShrines & TemplesIt has a hexagonal hall with a turning wheel that represents the six realms of rebirth. Mizusawa udon is sold at the gate.
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