In the dense forest stretching from the shrine to the back of the mountain are sacred
trees and others (fir, Japanese cedar and zelkova) with circumferences exceeding 3 meters
- 7 in all. The 4.17 hectare region became a Kiryuu nature reserve in 1977.
In 1974, the group Miyabikohsyaren (representative Tsuneo Iso) was established to
promote MiyabikohtataKagura, an intangible cultural asset of the city. 'Kamo Fire
Throwing', a Mikagari Shinto event held at Setsubun (the beginning of spring) to drive
away evil, became another Kiryuu intangible cultural asset in April, 1991.
In December of the same year, the trails on the back mountain were combined into a 600
meter path, Kuhi Trail. Kamo Shrine has one of the longest histories of any of the shrines
in the city. |
