Japan Tour : Tokyo, Kyoto, Takayama, Hiroshima : Customized, guided, cultural tours.

Omiwa Shrine in Nara
Omiwa Shrine is located in Sakurai ,Nara , and one of the Japan’s oldest and most respected, because it has no sacred images or objects.. This shrine serves Mt.Miwa, the mountain on which it stands, and has been a place of spirituality for some two thousand years. It is said in an old story that a white snake living in the sanctuary is an incarnation of the deity, Miwa Myojin. The shrine is particularly associated with sake, medicines and warding off bad luck. Balls of cedar leaves which are used as a symbol of sake dealers throughout Japan are made of Japanese cedar leaves which are collected from Mt. Miwa at this shrine.