This is a historical shrine with records dating back to 1861. The deity enshrined is Susano-no-Mikoto, who named the town Susa after himself and decided to lay his soul to rest here.
A small forest and tall cedar tree stand in the back of the shrine. This tree is said to over 1300 years old. There are hot springs nearby the shrine as well.
Address | 730 Susa, Sada-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken 693-0503 |
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Phone Number | 0853-84-0605 |
Open | 9:00 to 16:00 |
Closed | No closing days |
HP | http://www.susa-jinja.jp/ |
How to get here | From JR Izumoshi *By car From Sanin Hikawa IC take R9 to R184 to Tachikue kyo Gorge. (20min) From Sanin Izumo IC JR Konan 江南 area,R39 (20min) *By Local Bus From JR Izumoshi and get off at Izumo Susa (40min) And 5 min by Taxi. |