To the average passerby, this shrine may seem like a fairly commonplace neighbourhood shrine, crammed into a small nook. From the outside it seems pretty nondescript. Its neighbors include a busy main road, a concrete hotel and a building site. The unexceptional grey stone shrine gate is unassuming and the trees on either side seem to enclose the entrance. But take just a couple of steps inside and the world lightens revealing a tiny oasis in an urban world, and it’s filled with bunnies. Sorry no real ones, but bunny motifs, statues, fortunes, carvings. The over looming trees that surround the shrine have cornered off this tranquil haven from the city, giving you fresh air and quiet time.
In the centre of the shrine grounds, pink and white rabbits adorn a small red railing. There soft appearance like candy or clouds, but you feel they could start hopping around at any moment. These tiny rabbit figurines can also be bought at the shrine shop with a fortune inside. It is worth noting that the rabbit is only a messenger of this shrine. The main deities that are enclosed here come from a popular folk story about a mythical god who fights a monster to save his princess and they go on to have a large wealth of children, all who are encased and worshiped here. Paintings of the folk story can be found around the shrine. How to get there
The shrine is very easy to reach; it is on a popular bus route and also walking distance from the Philosophers Path, or Konkai Komyoji shrine. It is opposite the Fresco supermarket.
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