12-5 Kitaura-cho, Owase City, Mie Prefecture
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¥500
Located in the heart of Owase, Owase Shrine is a significant cultural landmark, easily accessible just a 10-minute walk from JR Owase Station. The shrine is renowned for its grand annual Yayaya Festival in February. Visitors are greeted by two enormous camphor trees within the shrine grounds, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as prefectural natural monuments. The shrine also houses a lion mask, an important tangible folk cultural property of the prefecture. It's a serene spot to explore while discovering the Kumano Kodo Iseji Route.
Cultural Property: Prefecturally Designated Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property: Lion Mask / Foundation Date: Unknown