Izumo Taisha is famous as a power spot of matchmaking where eight million gods from all over Japan gather to discuss various things, including curbs, once a year. Let's bring good fortune with tour spot of matchmaking scattered in Matsue and Izumo.

●Fortune-telling at ”Kagami no Ike” in Yaegaki Jinja

Yaegaki Shrine is known along with Izumo Taisha Shrine. It is said that the famous extermination of the Yagi Orochi (Yamata no Orochi) and the place where the husband and wife of Inada Hime (Inada Hime no Miko) began their married life. It is known for bums such as prosperity of offspring.
Popular is "En Uranai", which floats coins and washi paper in the pond of the legend of the couple god. Let's try to follow the steps below!

1. Give me a fortune-telling paper

If you visit the god of the matchmaking at the Haiden, you will get the dedicated Kagami no Ike divination paper (100 yen) of at the awarding hall of the shrine, and it is courtesy to take the paper in order from the top.

2. Visit to Amakagami Jinja

Walk from Haiden to the "Oku no in Sakusame no mori", from which you will arrive at the "Kagami no Ike" in about a minute; and worship at a small shrine (Amakagami jinja) dedicated to Inatahimenomikoto, nestled in the mirror pond.

3. Floating fortune-telling paper in the pond

After floating the dedicated paper given at the awarding office on the water surface of the pond, put a 10-yen or 100-yen ball on it, and quietly pray for good relations. After a while, you will be told that if it does not sink after 30 minutes, it will be far away or so...

■ Yaegaki jinja

Address: 227 Sakusa-cho, Matsue, Shimane
Phone: 0852-21-1148
Opening hours: precinct freedom (office, Homotsu Shuzo-ko from 9 to 17 o'clock)
Price: Precinct freedom (200 yen in the treasure collection store)
Parking: 100 cars
Access: About 20 minutes from JR Matsue Station 4

● Let's go to the mythological stage

1 Inasa no Hama to be selected for Japan's 100 s Nagisa

It has also been selected as one of Japan's 100 best beaches, and you can see the beautiful evening view. The view of Benten jima at dusk is worth a look!

■ Inasa no Hama

Address:Kizuki kita inasa, Taisha-cho, Izumo, Shimane Prefecture
Phone: 0853-53-2298
Opening hours: Precinct Freedom
Fee: Precinct Freedom
Parking: There
Access: About a 5-minute drive from the Izumo Taisha; just steps away from the bus stop Inasa no hama

2 Visit the Izumo Taisha Shrine

Izumo Taisha Shrine, one of Japan's most famous power spots and one of the most famous tourist attractions in Shimane Prefecture. Visit Izumo Taisha, full of holy power, for a good prayer.

It is about a 20-minute walk from Inasa-no-Hama to Seidamari-no-Ōtorii of Izumo Taisha. In the precincts, the visit follows the worship route.

Before visiting the Izumo Taisha

Stop at the Suyō-sha, directly behind the main shrine, and the one enshrined is the younger brother of Amaterasu, Suzano-no-Mikoto, known for his extermination of Yamatano-Orochi, which is highly popular among the Izumo myths.

■ Izumo Taisha, Izumo Oyashiro

Address: 195 Kizukihigashi, Taisha-cho, Izumo, Shimane
Phone: 0853-53-3100
Opening hours: Precinct freedom (guide for worship is 6-18 o'clock, 11-February from 6:30), entry to the north from the Juku-sha from 6:00 to 16:30, prayer reception from 8:30 to 16:30 (Last reception 16:00)
Price: Free viewing (Homotsu-den 300 yen, prayer 5000 yen ~)
Access: A short walk from the main gate of the bus stop to Seidari no Otorii. A 5-minute walk from Ichibata Densha Izumo Taisha-Mae Station to Seidamari no Otorii.
Parking: 375 units (7 to 18 o'clock * fluctuates depending on the season)
https://izumooyashiro.or.jp/

● Tie and break connection at Umi Jinja

In order to get a good relationship, it is also important to cut off a bad one. Introduce a shrine where you can pray for both!!

Worship to cut off and tie connection "Umi Jinja"

Located in the west area of Momen Kaido, Umi Jinja (matchmaking Shrine)is ancient shrine; the precinct includes the main shrine, which enshrines Kotosakaonomikoto as the god of cutting off bad connection, and shrine of tie good connection, which enshrines Izanaginomikoto.

■ Umi jinja (Enmusubi jinja)

Address: 686-1 Miyanishi-cho, Hirata-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane
Phone: 0853-62-3028
Opening hours: Precinct Freedom
Fee: Precinct Freedom
Parking: Six cars
Access: 10-minute walk from Ichihata Densha Unshu Hirata Station

1. At the Umi Shrine, we get Kirienmusubi and filled in a wooden tag.

You fill the connection you want to cut and tie, and your name into the Enkiri wooden bill that you can have at Haiden. Then, you put it in front of god, and pray to cut off bad connection.

2. Serve wooden bills at Umi jinja and ask for cutting bad connection

"Enkiri bako" is set up next to Haiden. Please make a wish. After praying, break the wooden bills, breathe on the bills where is written connection tnat you want to cut, and put them in the box. The bills that have written the connection you want to tie are at hand.

3. Walk clockwise around Honden, visit the shrine

Take a wooden tag with the connection you want to tie and walk clockwise. Note that counterclockwise would be a prayer to return connection.

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