Kigami Shrine
城上神社
The guardian shrine of Ōmori, with a large dragon painted on the ceiling of its worship hall. Clapping beneath the dragon's eye produces a buzzing echo known as the Singing Dragon.
Kigami Shrine is the guardian shrine of the Ōmori silver mine area. The surviving worship hall dates from 1818 and is a prefectural designated cultural property. Its ceiling bears a brightly coloured dragon. If you clap directly beneath its eye, you hear a buzzing echo, which is why it is called the Singing Dragon. The triple-eaved roof of the shrine is rare in the San'in region. Visitors may pray freely, and should keep quiet when listening for the dragon's echo. The shrine sits on a small slope east of the magistrate's office site, about a three-minute walk from the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Museum.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Museum
- Kumagai Residence
- Omori Ginzan Townscape
- Rakan-ji Five Hundred Arhats
- Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center
- Shimizudani Refinery Ruins
- Okubo Mabu Mine Shaft
- Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft