[First visit of the year] 5 dragon-related shrines to visit in 2024!

As 2024 is the Year of the Dragon, we will introduce you to a shrine associated with dragons ⛩🐉 ⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆Keyakurotatsujinja Shrine 📍Fukui Prefecture/Fukui City 💬Power spot in Fukui! A shrine founded as the guardian deity of the Kuzuryu River✨️A dragon is also depicted on the temple seal☺️⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆Kumano Nachi Taisha Annex Hirou Shrine📍Wakayama Prefecture/Nachikatsuura💬A shrine that enshrines Nachi Falls, located in Kumano Nachi Taisha, one of the three Kumano shrines, as its deity! Famous for its dragon god legend 🐉⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆ Yaotomi Shrine 📍 Aichi Prefecture / Gamagori Takeshima 💬 A shrine located on Takeshima, which is also designated as a national natural monument! Legend has it that Fujiwara no Shunzei received a prophecy in his dream and when he searched for it, the dragon god's sacred body appeared! ⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆Towada Shrine 📍Towada City, Aomori Prefecture 💬The enshrined deity is the dragon god Seiryu Daigongen 🐉 Legend has it that a monk fought and defeated the giant serpent from Lake Towada legend, and was then transformed into a dragon and enshrined there! ⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆Kifune Shrine 📍Kyoto Prefecture/Kifune💬 Kifune Shrine, known as a shrine that enshrines the dragon god, enshrines two dragon gods named Takaokami no Kami and Kuraokami no Kami as its enshrined deities 🙌 They are gods in charge of making rain come and go, and are also known as the dragon gods! There is also a huge dragon hole under the main hall of the inner shrine⋆┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈⋆ #wintertrip #besttrip2023 #firstvisittoshrine #powerspot #shrine #shrinestamp #dragongod