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Oyama Afuri Shrine(大山阿夫利神社)

おおやまあふりじんじゃ Oyama Afuri Jinja

Oyama Afuri Shrine(大山阿夫利神社)

Photo: Tak1701d / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source

Hundreds of thousands climbed here each year on the Oyama pilgrimage of the Edo period. As its other name, the rain-falling mountain, suggests, it was a place to pray for rain.

TypeShrine
City / townIsehara
Said to bringMountain worship / Warding off misfortune
Area in the prefectureCentral area

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