This shrine belongs to the Shinto god, Ichigon-san, who will only hear one word of a prayer. People with requests for this god must form very short prayers! There is a very old sacred gingko tree near the main hall of the shrine, believed to be 1200 years old. Pregnant and nursing women pray here for healthy babies, because the tree has growths which look a bit like breasts. The autumn leaves at this Nara shrine were very pretty.
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Katsuragi-Hitokotonushi Shrine
Nara shrine of a god who only hears one-word prayers
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