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Yohashira Shrine, Matsumoto

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The impressive wooden architecture of Yohashira Shrine provides shelter to numerous worshippers and tourists on the way to Matsumoto Castle. This small, well-kept Shinto shrine, surrounded by the main shopping area in town, offers access via a picturesque stone bridge and features numerous strange stone sculptures, such as sword-wielding warrior frog deities and guardian lions keeping watch over the area. You can see flute-playing worshippers or buy colorful souvenirs and charms. For Yohashira Shrine and beyond, use our Matsumoto day trip site to get the most from your Matsumoto vacation.

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• By asaka19691216

  長野県松本市大手に鎮座する神社。 素敵な雰囲気の縄手通り商店街がこの神社の前で一旦途切れ、入口の大鳥居がありました。かなり巨大で立派な鳥居です。大きすぎて正面から鳥居を写真に写せないほどです。 鳥居の真正面には見事な社殿が見えます。 天之御中主神、高皇産霊神、神皇産霊神、天照大神の四柱を祀ることから四柱神社だそうです。 歴史的には明治になってからの創建ですが実に荘厳な社殿でした。 境内社の恵比寿神...  more »

  This shrine is enshrined at a major company in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. The wonderful atmosphere of The Nawate-dori shopping street was cut off in front of this shrine, and there was a large torii gate at the entrance. It is a fairly huge and splendid torii. It's too big to take a picture of the torii from the front. You can see the splendid shrine in front of the torii gate. It is said that it is a four-poster shrine because it enshrines the four pillars of Tenno-gochu-jin, Koko-san Reijin, Shin-ko-san Reigami, and Amaterasu-Okami. Historically, it was built in the Meiji era, but it was a very solemn shrine. It was wonderful of Ebisu Shrine of the precinct company and the neighboring Matsumoto City Invitation Hall.
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• By kaminarikozo

  社名の由来は四体の神様を祀っていることから。 社務所の前には縁結びの松がある。 松が根の部分から2つ伸び、繋がっている珍しい姿。 で、縁結びの松。 観光客でにぎわう縄手通りに面していて、ぶらりと入りやすい。  more »

  The origin of the company name is that it enshrines four gods. There is a pine tree of the marriage in front of the office. It is a rare figure that two pines extend from the root part and are connected. In, the pine of the marriage. It faces the tourist-friendly Nawate Street and is easy to get into.
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• By Jk. R

  Beautiful and peace. Even it is the night view, the place is still magnificent. There is no danger. We can walk around at night. Love this place.

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• By Chris Nilsen

  A very nice shrine in the city and certainly worth a visit.

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