Mankusen Jinjya — Attraction in Izumo

Mankyusen Shrine has a long history as the final stop for the eight million gods who gather from all over Japan during Izumo Province's Kamiari Festival (annual in the month of the Kamiari, October of the lunar calendar), where they hold a divine council and a divine banquet (naori-e) before departing on the 26th of the same month (known as the departure of the gods).

The enshrined deities are the three gods who pioneered and built the country, Kushimiki-no-Mikoto, Onamuchi-no-Mikoto, and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto, as well as the eight million gods from all over Japan, and the shrine is said to have miraculous powers for food, bountiful harvests, and the prosperity of various industries, including agriculture, civil engineering, and construction.

In addition, the divine virtues of the eight million gods who gather for the Kamiari Festival have been said to bring about miraculous powers for matchmaking, recovery from illness, the successful completion of various meetings, naori-e, and banquets, safe and secure travel, and the fulfillment of wishes at crossroads in life. Recently, the shrine has seen an increase in visitors praying for safe travels, as well as people in the travel industry and the food and beverage industry who are involved in...

It is said to be the place where the eight million gods gather for the last time in October after meeting at Izumo Taisha. I heard it used to serve as a sort of hotel for the gods. There's no main hall; instead, there's a sacred rock behind the...

島根県出雲市斐川町にある万九千神社（まんくせんじんじゃ）に行ってきました。 この神社は、全国から集まった八百万の神々が最後に立ち寄る場所として非常に由緒ある神社です。（１年に１回の盛大な飲み会”(*∀