Sengu and Renewal Air Rail
A c c e s s FREE Access by Air Osaka-Izumo 50min JAC Tokyo-Izumo 1hr20min JAL Access by Fukuoka-Izumo 1hr10min JAC Highway Bus Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka Okayama, Fukuoka Ichibata Travel Service, Highway Bus Reservation Center Tokyo 0852-20-5252 Osaka Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto, Kobe JR Highway Bus Reservation Center Izumo En-musubi Airport 0853-21-0591 Access by 3hr20min Rail Tokyo St. Yakumo Shinkansen Limited Express Nozomi 44min Sengu and Renewal Matsue St. Okayama St. Shin-Osaka St. Currently, Izumo Taisha is undergoing its sengu, a period of repair work the finished work will be a lasting example of their skill. Also, just as 2hr20min 1hr41min Hakata St. on the shrine that is, as a general rule, conducted every sixty years. This work has continued on this same shrine building since it was first built Super Oki Shinkansen Matsukaze Nozomi sengu began in the spring of 2008, and is scheduled to finish in 2013. almost 270 years ago, the current workers view this sengu as their Limited Express 34min 3hr51min During this time, the deities enshrined in Izumo Taisha are moved to a chance to pass on an important part of traditional Japanese culture to the 1hr23min Tokyo St. Shinkansen temporary shrine while repairs are conducted. As the main hall is a next generation. Bus Nozomi 1hr19min Hamada St. Hiroshima St. Shin-Osaka St. national treasure, as much of the original building is preserved as However, the need for repairs and renovation is not the only reason this 1hr53min 1hr4min possible while damaged parts are replaced.
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