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Yoshino Mikumari Shrine(吉野水分神社)

よしのみくまりじんじゃ Yoshino Mikumari Jinja

Yoshino Mikumari Shrine(吉野水分神社)

Photo: Tawashi2006 / CC BY 2.1 jp / Source

The word mikumari, water-parting, shifted to mikomori, child-guarding, and became a faith for conceiving a child.

TypeShrine
City / townYoshino
FoundedUnknown (ancient)
Said to bringSafe childbirth
Area in the prefectureYoshino

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