## [[Takijiri-oji (滝尻王子)]] | Nakahechi 2 | [[Takahara Kumano-jinja (高原熊野神社)]] #trail/kumano-kodo/nakahechi > [!NOTE] Nezu-Oji remains > The name of this shrine does not appear in records made in the Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in "Kinan Kyodoki," a guidebook written in the Genroku Period (1688-1704). The book records the existence of remains of a small shrine called Nezu (or Neji) Oji Shrine. ![[nezu-oji IMG_5877.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5878.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5882.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5887.png]] > [!NOTE] Site of Tsurugi Sutra Mound > Since long ago, Mt. Tsurugi-no-yama has been sacred land. It is said that here stood the first of several gates along the road to [[Attractions/Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社)|Kumano Hongu-Taisha Shrine]], representing the nine virtues that the faithful had to attain to ensu re easy passage into eternity. Here, sutra were sealed inside a sheath, the sheath placed in a jar and the jar buried in the ground. The mound was raided in the early 19th century and all but a single jar made of bog moss, now on display at the Kodo Museum, were lost. It is believed that the stone monolith in front of [[Takijiri-oji (滝尻王子)|Takijiri-oji Shrine]] originally stood here on top of the mound. ![[nezu-oji IMG_5915.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5916.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5928.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5946.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5948.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5949.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5951.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5953.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5957.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5962.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5964.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5968.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5970.png]] ![[nezu-oji IMG_5975.png]]