Hangan Inari Shrine

Miyako City

Coast

To commemorate the virtue of Yoshitsune, who left Mt. Kuromori and headed north after being holed up for three years and three months, a shrine was built on top of his buried armor. This is Hangan Inari Shrine, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune is the enshrined deity.

Location: Sawada, Miyako City
Inquiries: Miyako City Tourism Division
Phone number 0193-62-2111
FAX number 0193-63-9120
Website: http://www.city.miyako.iwate.jp/
Other: 【access】
Route 1: Morioka Station → [120 minutes on the conventional line] Miyako Station → [15 minutes on foot] Hangan Inari Shrine
Route 2: Morioka Minami IC → [145 minutes by car] Hangan Inari Shrine

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Miyako City

Coast

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Miyako City

Coast

Nature / Scenery

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Miyako City

Coast

Nature / Scenery