Sai Jinja [狹井神社] is one of  Omiwa Jinja’s sesshas [摂社] and located next to Omiwa Jinja [大神神社].

At the present time, it is possible to go into the mountain by permission of Sai Shrine, which is one of the Sessha shrines (attached shrines). However, there are several strict rules to observe including the prohibition of eating, drinking and photography. A lot of people come to worship this god, who created the country and is believed to have divine power over every industry and every aspect of people’s daily life.

Access: 15 minutes walk from Miwa Station on the JR Line. Or, 15 minutes walk from Miwamyojin Sando-guchi bus stop, which can be reached using the bus that departs from Sakurai Station on the JR or Kintetsu Line.

According to official website, since the reign of Sujin Tenno the tenth Imperial generation (about 2,000 years ago), the worshipping of this shrine has become popularized unusually, and moreover, since the middle age it has been worshipped as the Top Shrine (Ichi-no-miya) of Yamato pro-vince and has won popular faith as one of 22 shrines.　And, in the middle age, so called “Miwa shintoism” was advocated as a special religious philosophy, adding a system and philosophy to the ancient faith.

　Judging from the fact that the most of so called top shrines in the whole land are worshipping the branch soul of our great deity,we can see how extensive the divine merit is.

　As you can presently understand when you worship befor the steps of the sanctuary hall, there are varieties of prayers recited by the worshippers.　Some worshipper recites Oharae-no-kotoba, while another worshipper recites Prajna Sutra.　Thus, our great deity has won the deep faith as the deity of industry, medicine, prosperity of fortune, Iongevity, especiahy Yakuyoke (talisman against evils) and Hoyoke (talisman against directional curse) regardless of Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity or other religious sects.

Shooting date: July 14 2008

[Access]  10 minutes walk from Miwa Station on the JR Line. Or, 30 minutes walk from Miwamyojin Sando-guchi bus stop, which can be reached using the bus that departs from Sakurai Station on the JR or Kintetsu Line.

[Address] address
1422 Miwa, Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, 633-8538

 February 25 2008

Genpian [玄賓庵（げんぴあん）]

[Address] Chihara 377, Sakurai-shi, NARA
[Tel] 0744-42-6447
[Access]  20 minutes walk from Miwa Station on the JR Line. Or, 20 minutes walk from Miwamyojin Sando-guchi bus stop, which can be reached using the bus that departs from Sakurai Station on the JR or Kintetsu Line.

February 25 2008 

Sai Jinja Shrine [狹井神社]

[Access] 15 minutes walk from Miwa Station on the JR Line. Or, 15 minutes walk from Miwamyojin Sando-guchi bus stop, which can be reached using the bus that departs from Sakurai Station on the JR or Kintetsu Line.

February 25 2008   

Omiwa No Mori [大美和の杜]

[Access] 15 minutes walk from Miwa Station on the JR Line. Or, 15 minutes walk from Miwamyojin Sando-guchi bus stop, which can be reached using the bus that departs from Sakurai Station on the JR or Kintetsu Line.