Sumisaka Shrine

Sumisaka Shrine / 墨坂神社

Sumisaka Shrine is known as Japan's oldest shrine dedicated to the deity of health.

According to Japan’s oldest existing historical texts “The Kojiki” and “The Nihon Shoki”, this shrine was built by Emperor Sujin (97 BC - 30 BC), the first emperor who is considered to have existed. It is believed that the emperor conducted rituals to suppress a plague that swept through the empire.

Location
703 Haibara-hagiwara, Uda City, Nara Prefecture

Access
10 minutes’ walk from Kintetsu Haibara Station

Parking
Available

Link
Official website (JP)

Sumisaka Shrine = 墨坂神社