Ariakezan Shrine

Traffic Safety

Original Text

It is Ariake Shrine in Azumino Ariake. I hear that this is the only shrine praying for traffic safety. I visited here to head toward Hakuba.

There were many monkeys. The atmosphere is wonderful at a mountain worship shrine with Mt. Ariake as its sacred body.

Original Text

It is a satomiya of a mountain worship shrine with Mt. Ariake in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture as its sacred body. The sculptures and ceiling paintings of the mountain gate called "Yumeimon", which is said to imitate the Yomeimon gate of Nikko Toshogu at the entrance, were wonderful. Beyond that, there is a power spot called "Good luck and Fukushi no Ishi" on the approach between the mountain gate and the main shrine, and it seems that it will be good luck if you pass through a square narrow hole in the middle of a huge old coin-shaped stone. It seems that there is only one such thing in Japan. The stone says, "Yoshiyuki Ashichi (minute An ...

It's a quiet and quaint shrine.

Original Text

It is a mountain worship shrine with Mt. Ariake as its sacred body, and is a venerable shrine with Okuomiya on the top of Mt. Ariake in addition to the main shrine, and is known as a power spot in Azumino. There is a "good luck / lucky stone" that you will be lucky when you pass through it, and there is a sculpture of the zodiac that is said to imitate the Yomei Gate of Nikko Toshogu Shrine at the mountain gate (Yumei Gate). There are quite a few highlights.

A shrine with a refreshing atmosphere

Original Text

I went there at the recommendation of the landlady of the inn. The magnificent gate next to the parking lot seems to have been newly built, and the original approach was separate. For a shrine of this size, the sculptures of the Chozuya are also elaborate and wonderful. The ceiling of the gate In addition to the zodiacs around the zodiac, there are quite a few fine sculptures here, and the landlady was said to be comparable to Nikko Toshogu. The simplicity of wood carving was also nice here. The main shrine also has an atmosphere ...

Power spot in Azumino

Original Text

It is a shrine of mountain worship. I visited because it is a power spot in Azumino. The sculptures on the ceiling of Chozuya and the sculptures in the center of Yumei Gate are wonderful. The ceiling painting was also spectacular.