Naruko Tourism: Onsen Shrine

Onsen Shrine, located in Naruko Onsen, is a shrine that prays for the tranquility of the land and the hot springs. The divine virtue of the god of hot springs is good health and the absence of illness. According to ancient traditions, bathing in the hot springs and visiting the shrine is said to bless one with children and ensure a safe childbirth. Onsen Shrine is revered as a shrine that prays for family safety, good health, fertility, safe childbirth, and the growth of children. It is considered a related shrine to the Yujinja Shrine of Dogo Onsen in Ehime, the Yujinja Shrine of Arima Onsen in Hyogo, the Yujinja Shrine of Nasu Onsen in Tochigi, and the Onsen Shrine of Yumoto Onsen in Fukushima, with a particularly deep connection to the Tamatsukuri Yujinja Shrine in Shimane.