Kango Shrine

This page provides official travel information about Kango Shrine and nearby attractions in the Kansai region of Japan.

In 593, Empress Suiko issued an imperial decree that Omiwa no Kimishiratsutsumi enshrine Omononushi (the god of medicine, nation-building and magic) at Kango Shrine. Later, in 717, the powerful aristocrat Fujiwara no Fuhito also enshrined Onamuchi no Mikoto (one of the central gods of Japanese mythology) and Sukunahikona no Mikoto (the god of hot springs, agriculture, and knowledge).

[Admission] Free
[Access] 3 min walk from Exit 2 of Kintetsu Nara Stn
[Credit Card Payments] No
[Multilingual Services] No