Hananoiwaya-jinjaShrine
Hana-no-Iwaya-Iwaya appears in the first chapter of the Age of the Gods, the Nihon Shoki, Japan's first historical book, written in 720 (Nara period), as "the stage for the birth of the country." This place holds great significance as the ancient sacred place "Kumano of the Cave," which predates the belief in the Kumano Sanzan, and is truly a place that can be said to be the roots of the Japanese people. The historical book records that the sacred treasures were moved from Hana-no-Iwaya to Hongu Taisha. Just as recorded in the Nihon Shoki, even today, the annual large-scale festivals are held on February 2nd and October 2nd every year...