Nov 2, 2013 - 1 min read

Sabae's Funatsu Jinja Shrine

This 1500-year-old shrine is elegant and beautiful

By Larry Knipfing

Community writer

Eave of the main building

First glimpse of the shrine

The long approach to the shrine building adds drama to your walk up

Tucked in among large cedar trees

The purification basin

Fukui's ever-present moss

Guardian of the shrine

Main building, from the side

This holy tree is very tall and very old. Beautiful!

The shrine's large gate

Funatsu Jinja, a venerable shrine in Sabae, Fukui, is over 1500 years old. Like many shrines, it is located in the middle of a grove of beautiful trees, some of which are very tall, and also old. This shrine faces Mt. Oo. When a shrine has a long approach, like this one does, there is real drama to your walk as you get closer and closer to the main building of worship. The main gate, or torii, is quite large and majestic.

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