Amatsu-jinja

Western Honshū


A simple shrine in a leafy setting, decorated with Bizen-yaki (Bizen pottery) figures of the animals of the Chinese zodiac. To get there, exit Imbe Station and follow the road opposite to the end, then turn right and walk for five minutes to the temple gates.


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