Saturday, July 13, 2019

Takaya Shrine or Shrine in Heaven in Kagawa Pref.

The shrine is now becoming known and attracting the attention among Japanese. The inner shrine or Hongu is on top of the hill (404 meters above sea level); whereas Geku is at the bottom; and Chugu is in-between.
It takes about 50 minutes on foot from the bottom to the top. But there's a secret way by car. The roads are mostly narrow and winding but reachable on the weekdays when few cars go up the hill at the same time. But not on the weekend. Along with a nearby beach named chichibugahama, the shrine will be the one that has not yet been explored much. Having said that however, English articles about the shrine has already been uploaded like this one. It was a beautiful day, a break in the middle of the rainy season in Japan, when I was there.

Stairs you will come up if you hike from the bottom

a view of the Seto Inland Sea from behind the shrine


the gate in heaven; the shrine hall stands here





















the gate at the bottom, through which you pray to the shrine hall on the hill