Isonokami Shrine

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Building (National Treasure) at Isonokami Jingu
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Building (National Treasure) at Isonokami Jingu

The Isonokami Shrine (石上神宮, Isonokami-jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tenri, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Originally a shrine of the Mononobe, a company of armorers and warriors who, according to Shinto, descended to Earth prior to the ancestors of the Imperial family, it also served as an armory.

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