[Shimane Prefecture/Susa Shrine] I'm glad I went in 2023! Shrines in Shimane Prefecture 9

Heading south from Izumo Taisha, the bus runs through the countryside, passing through the beautiful scenery of Tachikue Gorge, you will come to Susa Shrine⛩ (When I actually went there, it was quite far away😅) The deity worshipped is Susanoo-no-Mikoto According to the Izumo Fudoki, Susanoo-no-Mikoto developed various parts of the Izumo region, and this was the last development site. "This country is small, but it is a good place, so I will name it on the land, not on the trees and stones." Thus, he left the name "Susa" here and went into hiding. Because this is the place where he laid his spirit to rest, it is said to be the only place in the country where the spirit of Susanoo-no-Mikoto is enshrined. Must-sees are: ◉ Main Hall Built in the Taisha style in 1861, it is a prefectural cultural asset ◉ Sacred Tree A large cedar tree estimated to be 1300 years old, located directly behind the main hall. 6m in circumference, 24m tall ◉ The Seven Wonders of Susa The seven wonders that are said to exist within and outside the precincts →I will post this in a separate post! ◉ Osugi-san's Echo A commemorative item made by purifying the leaves of the sacred tree with one of the seven wonders, Shionoi (salt well) = Water found within the precincts that contains a small amount of salt The Shionoi is the water that Susanoo-no-Mikoto used to purify the land, so you can receive the blessings of both the sacred tree and Susanoo-no-Mikoto's double power. The main hall exudes a very solemn atmosphere, and the powerful sacred tree. Unfortunately, a fence has been put up and the sacred tree can no longer be touched, but just looking at it brings comfort! ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Susa Shrine ꕥAddress: 183 Kitateramachi, Teramachi, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture ꕥAccess 🚌Izumoshi Station (bus) →🚏Izumo Susa, approx. 35 minutes → 🚕Izumo Susa → approx. 10 minutes ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #besttrip2023 #Shimane Tourism #Shimane Trip #Shrines and Temples #Shrine Tour