#attraction/shrine [Oyama Jinja](http://www.oyama-jinja.or.jp) is a shrine in [[Kanazawa (金沢市)]]. ![[oyama shrine IMG_4714.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_6735.png]] > [!NOTE] Oyama Jinja Shrine East Gate _{National Registered Tangible Cultural Properties} > The east gate is a *kara-mon* gate, a sophisticated style of gate originating in Japan and named for the distinctive shape of the roofs. This gate formerly led to the Ninomaru Goten residence within Kanazawa Castle. In 1870, the gate was moved to Shokon Sha Shrine on Mt. Utatsuyama. In 1963, it was dismantled and rebuilt in its current location. > > According to one theory, the gate predates the 1808 fire in Ninomaru Goten. Legend has it that the two dragons carved into the gate summoned water to protect this gate alone from burning. > > However, it is also theorized that the gate was built in 1809 during Ninomaru Goten's reconstruction because part of the gate's detailing features designs that are characteristic of the late-Edo period. ![[oyama shrine IMG_4647.png]] ![[oyama jinja IMG_9451.png]] When we first entered the shrine, we saw some of the shrine buildings, statues, and a pond. ![[oyama shrine IMG_6712.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_4663.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_4683.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_6714.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_6730.png]] We also found this statue of these cute gold [frogs (蛙)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog) on what looked to be a [lily pad (リリーパッド)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaeaceae#Vegetative_characteristics). ![[oyama jinja IMG_9455.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_4708.png]] At the back of the shrine, there were more statues, another gate, and a shop. ![[oyama shrine IMG_6736.png]] ![[oyama shrine IMG_6737.png]]