I went to “Tenkawa shrine”, namely “Tenkawa-dai-benzaiten-sha” [天河大辨財天社] on February, 2008.   Tenkawa-dai-benzaiten-sha is located in the center of Japan’s spiritual heartland, the Kii Mountain range, this shrine is filled with sacred energy emanating from the dense forest on the holy mountain Omine-san with No admittance to woman. Since the shrine’s principal object of worship, sheltered at the top of Mount Misen (alt. 1,895 m), is Benzaiten, the goddess of music and fine arts, many artists regularly perform concerts dedicated to the spirit. These attract considerable attention.

[Address] 107 Tsubonouchi, Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara / Tel. 0747-63-0558

[Access]

We take a Kintetsu Yoshino Line from Abenobashi station(あべの橋駅) to Shimoichi-guchi station(下市口駅）. You will get off at Shimoichi-guchi(下市口駅).  When get on for “Naka-iozumi(中庵住)” by Nara Traffic Bus(奈良交通バス) at here and get off at “Tenkawa-dai-bennzaiten-sha [天河大辨財天社]“, you will see a torii, shinto shrine gate.













                                                           Worshiping place at the inner shrine

                                                  Noh stage at the inner shrine