采女神社

Into the ape pond in Nara, there is a strange shrine built on the northwest corner of the shrine, which is called the shrine of the goddess of picking. There is a legend in the Hege Story Collection "Dahe Story" (the middle of the tenth century) that a Nara-era picking girl (the official name of a court woman) drowned herself in Ape Zechi after losing the favor of the Emperor. In order to comfort her soul, people built this goddess-gathering shrine facing Ape Zechi.

It is said that in Nara's time, a woman who lost the emperor's favor threw herself into the ape pond, and later generations built this goddess-gathering shrine to comfort her soul. Now it is a shrine praying for the marriage of men and women. Little couples or couples can pray for it. It is said that it is very spiritual.

The story is very interesting. It is said that the shrine built for a woman who jumps into a river and commits suicide is very small. The goddess of picking is also a shrine for praying for the marriage of men and women. Little couples or couples can pray for it.

The shrine is old, Japanese style is long, the environment is quiet and elegant.

Japanese folk shrines, tourists are few and quiet.