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Visiting a Jinja

When visiting a jinja, pass under the Torii (sacred gate) and proceed to the Temizuya (purification fountain usually consisting of a stone water basin) to cleanse your hands and Access From rinse your mouth. NATIONAL TREASURE This is a simple act of purification before approaching 1) Kintetsu Line: Kintetsu Kyoto – Kintetsu Tambabashi Keihan Line: Keihan Tambabashi – Keihan Yawatashi the main sanctuary. Time: 30 minutes (one way) or 2) JR Line: JR Kyoto – JR Tofukuji IWASHIMIZU Temizu (How to purify your hands and mouth) Keihan Line: Keihan Tofukuji – Keihan Yawatashi Time: 40 minutes (one way) 1. Take the dipper with your right hand 2. Shift the dipper to your left hand and and fill it with water. rinse your right hand. HACHIMANGU From Pour some water over your left hand GUIDE MAP to rinse it. 1) Subway Midosuji Line: Shin-Osaka - Yodoyabashi Keihan Line: Keihan Yodoyabashi – Keihan Yawatashi Time: 55 minutes (one way) or 2) JR Osaka Kanjosen Line: JR Osaka – JR Kyobashi Keihan Line: Keihan Kyobashi – Keihan Yawatashi Time 50 minutes (one way) There are two ways to the jinja buildings from Keihan Yawatashi station; • Walking up the stone steps of Mt. Otokoyama - 3. Take the dipper with your right hand 4. Finally, rinse your left hand once more again, and pour water into your left and tilt the dipper so that the approximately 30 minutes each way cupped hand and rinse your mouth. remaining water trickles down the • Taking the Mt. Otokoyama Cable Car - Please do not touch the dipper handle to cleanse it. 3 minute ride followed by a 5 minute walk directtly to your mouth.

JR Tokaido Line Demachiyanagi JR Nara Line Keihan Railway Kintetsu Kyoto Line Gion-shijo Route 8 Kyoto Line Kyoto Tofukuji Daini Keihan Road Keiji By-pass Kamitoba Gateway Shinto Prayer Etiquette (How to pray to Kami ) Oyamazaki IC Kyoto-minami IC

1. Bow twice deeply. 2. Clap your hands twice. 3. And bow once more Tambabashi deeply. Route 171 Line Kumiyama-yodo IC Chushojima

Kyoto-moriguchi Line

Hirakatashi Kuzuha Hashimoto Kumiyama JCT Otokoyama Yawatashi Cable Line -higashi IC

Kisaichi Iwashimizu Osaka Hachimangu-Jinja Tanabe-kita IC JR Loop Line Kyobashi

Route 1 Line Yodoyabashi Yamadagawa IC Nara

Address: 30 Yawata-takabo, Yawata City, 614-8588 Tel/Information: 075-981-3001 Web: http://www.iwashimizu.or.jp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iwashimizu.or.jp Hours: 8:30-18:00 (varies from season to season) 石清水八幡宮

All of this sits atop Mt. Otokoyama which has been Preservation designated as a “National Historic Site” and as one of Kyoto Prefecture’s “Historic Nature Conservation Areas”. There you can In 1634, the third Shogun of the Edo period, Tokugawa see many rare plants and animals. Iemitsu, carried out the first major repairs on the jinja site From the top of Mt. Otokoyama, Iwashimizu Hachimangu (Kanei 11). From then on, the buildings were consistently overlooks Yawata city where three of Kyoto’s major rivers (the repaired every 30-40 years. Kizu, Uji, and Katsura) meet and become the Yodo river, flowing The excellently preserved condition of Iwashimizu south to Osaka. This made the area a key junction for transporta- Hachimangu is greatly due to the attention it received from IWASHIMIZU-HACHIMANGU tion between Kyoto and Osaka during the time when boats were the many samurai lords who governed the country such as the most important method for shipping and travel. It was, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the aforementioned therefore, a very important place for both commerce and Tokugawa Iemitsu. These famous leaders all worshipped politics. -okami and conducted regular repairs to the Enshrined Deities buildings. As a result, the architectural characteristics were History preserved and can be appreciated even today. Throughout Iwashimizu Hachimangu is dedicated to 3 kami (deities) history, new leaders followed the tradition of regular mainte- collectively known as Hachiman-okami. “Hachiman-okami” can The history of Iwashimizu Hachimangu dates back to about nance and repairs instead of tearing down the buildings and refer to any of the 3 kami or to all 3 together. The 3 Hachiman- 1,150 years ago, early in the Heian period. In 859 (Jogan 1) a constructing new ones. These repairs were to express okami are Ojin Tenno (an ancient Japanese Emperor), his mother priest named Gyokyo received an oracle at the Usa Hachimangu gratitude and respect to Hachiman-okami, as well as to pass Jingu Kogo (the Empress of ), and the goddess Himegami. jinja stating that Hachiman-okami would go to the top of Mt. on techniques of craftsmanship from generation to genera- Otokoyama near the capital (Kyoto) in order to protect the tion. The Jinja Building country. And Seiwa Tenno ordered the construction of Iwashi- mizu Hachimangu. The jinja building of Iwashimizu Hachimangu is designated Thereafter many people from the Imperial Family and from as one of the national treasures of Japan. The building stands on the Imperial Court often visited Iwashimizu Hachimangu and a stone foundation and from the outside has a stern, strong look, prayed for the protection of the nation. Reigning and retired much like a castle. In contrast, the interiors are filled with vibrant tenno have visited more than 240 times in total since Enyu decorations and artwork. The brilliantly colored sculptures are Tenno, the 64th tenno, first visited. At one time, Iwashimizu representative of the gorgeous interiors. The careful arrange- Hachimangu was designated as one of the only two imperial ment of plants and animals sculptures might make one feel as if mausoleums along with the Ise Jingu jinja. they are visiting a zoo and a botanical garden at the same time. It was not only tennos who revered Iwashimizu Hachimangu. After Genji (the Minamoto clan) defeated Heike Surrounding area (the Taira clan) and established the Bakuhu (the Kamakura Shogunate), they worshipped Hachiman-okami as their guardian The forest surrounding the jinja is called “Chinju no Mori” deity. Thereafter, Iwashimizu Hachimangu came to be known as meaning “the grove of a jinja”. The forest, with its many primeval a “Bujin”, a guardian deity for Samurai, and Iwashimizu trees is considered sacred and thought to be inhabited by many Hachimangu was visited by many famous samurai lords. kami. Kimon-Fuji（Preventing evils） The northeast corner（known as the demon's gate）of the stone wall is cut off so that the bad spirits cannot come in.

Pair of Doves The doves are the messengers of Hachiman-Okami Golden gutter Dedicated by Nobunaga Oda, a significant For Yawata-City warlord, in 1580. The gutter is coated with gold.

Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Shrine Nobunaga-bei（Nobunaga-wall） Main Sanctuary（National Treasure） Camphor tree Dedicated by Nobunaga Oda, a significant warlord, in 1580. Dedicated by Masashige Kusunoki, a significant Azekura North gate Otokoyama Cable Line warlord, in 1334. Log house Sanjo-Station

West gate Hirotasha This is the highest railroad bridge for a cable car in Japan. Ikutasha Sumiyoshisha Observatory Camphor tree Nagatasha Ichidosha Kibunesha Mandarin orange Tatsutasha Otokoyama Cable Line Purification fount Wakamiyasha People purify themselves by washing their hands and mouth with water Yawatashi Station Edison monument before advancing to the main sanctuary. Wakamiyadensha Kagura-den Thomas Edison, the master of invention, used the Hall for Shinto music and dance filament of the bamboo which grows in the shrine's Sanjojinjya Kimon-Fuji bamboo forest. Yuhoto （Preventing evils） Kehisha （Water Tower） Mizuwakamiyasha Edison monument Boy Scouts Statue East gate

Kugoi （sacred well） Mikumarisha Gymnasium Gorin-to Restaurant Amulet of fice Nobunaga-bei One of the biggest stone SEKISUITEI （Nobunaga-wall） Ise youhaisyo Place to worship Ise Jingu from afar pagodas in Japan. South gate

Kyuhoan Iwashimizui Iwashimizusha （Japanese tea ceremony room） （sacred well） Japanese bamboo flute Yawata hashirii-mochi Shamusho （Japanese sweets） "Shakuhachi" monument （Shrine of fice） Shoin/Sekitei Tongu-den For Yawatashi The VIP room with a beautiful Japanese garden. （Site for annual major festival） Station

Third torii Back approach to the main shrine （Third shrine gate） （Shorter approach） Gorin-to First torii （First shrine gate）

The site of the Shokado Kourasha Tsutsui Seihoden・Training center Enshrines the guardian diety （sacred well） （accommodation） of the Yawata city area.

Hitotsuishi Front shrine’s approach （Long shrine’s approach） Fujii （sacred well）

Ootobira inarisha Tablet of First torii Shrine's name tablet displayed on Second torii Ango bashi bridge the first gate. （Second shrine gate）

Hitotsuishi This marked the starting line of ritual horse racing.

Shoin/Sekitei This dry landscape garden was created by Mirei Shigemori in 1952. The site of the Shokado the site of Priest Shokado-shojo’s residence in his later years. He designed Oldest Stone lantern the square bento box "Shokado-Bento". National Treasure/National Historical Site There are about 500 stone Iwashimizusha/Iwashimizui Tongu-den lanterns in the shrine, and The sacred well which does not dry Iwashimizu-Hachimangu illustrated map this is the oldest one up in summer or freeze in winter. Temporary palace for Hachiman Okami used during the dedicated in 1295. annual festival on September 5th.