Isonokami Shrine (石上神宮, Isonokami-jingū, also Isonokami-futsu-no-mitama-jinja (石上布都御魂神社), Furu-ōmyojin (布留大明神) etc.) is a Shinto shrine located in the hills of Furu in Tenri, Nara prefecture, Japan.[1] It is one of the oldest extant Shinto shrines in Japan and has housed several significant artifacts. | ||||||
Affiliation: Shinto | ||||||
Location: 384 Furu-chō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken | ||||||
Deity: Futsu-no-mitama-ōkami [ja] | ||||||
Date established: 91 BC (legendary), more likely 2nd or 3rd century | ||||||