Title Izumo Oyashiro (Izumo Grand Shrine)

  • Tottori
  • Shimane
  • Okayama
Topic(s):
Shrines/Temples/Churches $SETTINGS_DB.genreMap.get($item) National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page App, QR code, etc.
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
Daisen-Oki National Park

出雲大社


概要

出雲大社は、日本でもっとも重要な神社の一つで、最古の日本の歴史書に記載されており、日本神話では中心的な役割を担っています。建物は、日本最古の神社建築の優れた例であす。神社は自然の中に建立されており、数々の珍しい鳥、植物、木々が生息しています。出雲大社は、歴史、建築、信仰文化だけでなく、豊かな自然を楽しむこともできます。

Izumo Oyashiro (Izumo Grand Shrine)


Overview

Izumo Oyashiro, or Izumo Grand Shrine, is one of the most important shrines in Japan, described in Japan’s oldest existing historical chronicles. The shrine figures centrally in stories of the creation of the Japanese nation. The shrine buildings are excellent examples of Japan’s oldest Shinto architecture, and its natural setting is home to a variety of unique birds, plants, and trees. Izumo Oyashiro offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy not only history, architecture, and spiritual culture, but nature abundance as well.

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