About 1km north of Futarasan-jinja close by the Shiraito Falls, is this serene, delightfully less crowded shrine that has a history stretching back to 820. The stone gate, called Undameshi-no-torii , dates back to 1696. Before entering, it's customary to try your luck tossing three stones through the small hole near the top. Maps available at the tourist offices show the route to the shrine, which also passes the tomb of Shōdō Shōnin.
This much-photographed red footbridge is located at the sacred spot where Shōdō Shōnin was said to have been carried across the Daiya River on the backs of two giant serpents. It's a reconstruction of the 17th-century original.
The towering stone torii (entrance gate) at the head of the stone steps on Omotesand? leading up to T?sh?-g?, burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
