Haruna Jinja Shrine

The Haruna Jinja Shrine which can be found in Gunma prefecture has a long history, having been used as a place of worship for some 1400 years. Enshrining mountain gods, it is built amidst pronounced rock formations. Visitors can expect to be faced with a large number of stairs in climbing to the shrine. With as rich a history as Haruna Jinja Shrine, you can expect to see a plethora of building styles from different eras, as well as different religious deities enshrined as you progress in your climb. Once you make it to the top and find the intricately detailed shrine proper, you will be amazed by the depth of the shrine's culture. Viewed internationally as something of a "power spot", people of all religions are able to recognize Haruna Jinja Shrine's profound nature. The Haruna Jinja Shrine is a great destination for spiritual visitors, or those looking to see different periods of Japanese of history intertwined in a single location.