[2025 Wakayama Attraction] Travel Guide for Itakiso Shrine (Updated Mar)

🚉🐈Itakiso Station 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 🚉🐈Station Introduction Itakiso Station is a major station on the Wakayama Electric Railway. The stationmaster is a cat called "Yontama"! Goods are sold at the station, and it is so popular that foreign tourists visit it🎶 The wrapped train🚃 that runs on this line has cute decorations inside as well. It's a local line, but it's a famous place! 🗺️Station highlights ・Yontama's working days: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday ・Yontama's working hours: 10:00-16:00 ・Trains that run on the line include the Strawberry Train, Tama Train, Chuggington Train, and Tama Train Museum Train, and you can check when they arrive on the official website for each train's timetable! 💗Boarding and ticket gate impressions By chance, I was able to board the Strawberry🍓Train. The interior was also elaborately designed, and I was super excited✨ I could see the Yontama🐈, but unfortunately it was asleep! It's a place that really warms the heart ❤️☺️ ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ 🚉Itakiso Station 🗾Itakiso, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture 🚉Itakiso Station → approx. 0 minute walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen trip February 2025 #Wakayama #Domestic travel #Cat lover

⛩️Itakiso Shrine, Mii Shrine 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 ⛩️Shrine introduction This shrine is located on the west side of the mountain in the grounds of Itakiso Shrine. The god of wells, Mii-no-kami, and the god of water, Yazuha-no-me-no-kami, are enshrined here. Well water springs up at the place marked "Water of Life." It is a fairly deep well, but you can scoop up the water with a large ladle. It is said to have the power to heal illnesses. The annual festival, the Mii Shrine Festival, is held on October 1st. 🗺️Shrine highlights ・There is well water springing up a little away from the main shrine of Itakiso Shrine! ・A chainsaw art dragon is enshrined 💗 Impressions of the visit The shrine exudes an atmosphere of entering a deep forest. The well is quite large and seems to be carefully protected. There are also many blue flags, which are impressive. The chainsaw art dragon 🐉 was also magnificent! ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ ⛩️Itakiso Shrine, Mii Shrine 🗾558 Itakiso, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture 🚉About 6 minutes walk from Itakiso Station ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen travel February 2025 #shrine #shrine tour #domestic travel #power spot #Wakayama

⛩️Itakiso Shrine 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 ⛩️Introduction to the shrine The first shrine in Kii Province, the deity enshrined here is Itakeru no Mikoto, the god of trees who is said to have traveled around the country planting trees. In honor of the fact that Itakeru no Mikoto helped Okuninushi no Mikoto crawl through the tree's legs and saved him from a crisis, you can experience crawling through the tree's legs😉👍 🗺️Shrine highlights -For those who wish to experience crawling through the tree's legs, a certificate can be issued at the shrine office (charge: 100 yen) -There is chainsaw art based on the 12 zodiac animals. -Video recording🎥 is prohibited within the grounds. 💗Thoughts on visiting A shrine located in a place rich in nature. There is a sacred pond, and tree-related items are scattered throughout the grounds! There are also several shrines within the grounds, so it's a relaxing place to stroll around at your leisure. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ ⛩️Itakiso Shrine 🗾558 Itakiso, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture 🚉About 6 minutes walk from Itakiso Station ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈ ••✼ #0 yen travel February 2025 #Domestic travel #Wakayama sightseeing #Power spot #Shrine #Shrine tour