Yoshimizu Shrine

Local name吉水神社 (Yoshimizu-jinja)
LocationYoshino, Nara, Japan

Yoshimizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Yoshino in Yoshino district, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Go-Daigo, and the samurai Kusunoki Masashige.

In 2004, it was designated as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. In 2014 the temple was embroiled in a scandal when it was discovered that head priest Satō Kazuhiko's private blog contained extreme hate speech towards Chinese and Koreans, in addition to him being the head of a local right-wing extremist group.

Tags ShintoismUNESCOPlace of WorshipHeritage
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimizu_Shrine

Address Japan

Coordinates 34°22'2.164" N 135°51'42.878" E

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