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Anyone feeling love has faded or suffocated in a relationship with their spouse can visit the shrine in Kyoto to seek an easier breakup.
Explore Kyoto and visit the shrine for those seeking to end romantic relationships
Yasui Konpiragu is a humble shrine located in Higashiyama ward, Kyoto city.
The shrine was established during the Asuka period (538 – 710) by Fujiwara no Kamatari, a renowned statesman highly esteemed by Emperor Tenji.
Originally named Wisteria Shrine, Yasui Konpiragu was used to pray for the prosperity of one's family.
Subsequently, the shrine endured various impacts of war, fire, and name changes.
After the restoration during the Minh Tri period, the shrine's name was changed from Yasui Jinja to its current name.
This shrine is renowned among many travelers for being able to seek both romantic relationships, meet soulmates, or pray for abundant wealth.
The most prominent feature in the shrine is the giant stone slab called Enkiri Enmusubi-ishi, standing 1.5 meters tall and 3 meters long. In the middle of the slab is a circular crack, symbolizing a doorway containing invisible power that can help turn wishes into reality.
Regardless of who they are, whether a young woman feels no love for her boyfriend, a husband grows tired in marriage with a talkative wife, or a young man can't bear the longing for a distant girlfriend, wanting to break up to love someone closer.
They want to end the relationship but for many reasons, they are still entangled and find it hard to break free.
When exploring Kyoto, these travelers will visit Yasui Konpiragu shrine to request a miracle to make that relationship easier to end.
While for some, this may seem negative, but from a certain perspective, sometimes it's necessary to eliminate unwanted relationships and restore order in one's life.
Therefore, the shrine attracts numerous Kyoto travelers year-round. Not only the young but even middle-aged individuals come here.
Even if not coming to request 'cutting ties,' visiting this place just to observe others can be quite fascinating.
Visitors will write down their desires on a piece of paper talisman called katashiro. Then they will slide the talisman through this hole twice, contemplating their desires.
Finally, they will affix the talisman onto the stone slab.
Before undertaking this task, they need to perform a ceremony to show respect within the shrine.
Every day, hundreds of tourists come to request 'cutting ties' or 'tying bonds.' Hence, the stone slab is always covered with talismans.
The shrine is open every day of the week, so visitors can come to perform the ritual at any time.
When in Kyoto, don't forget to buy one of the two T-shirts, either 'Love comes' or 'Love goes,' and a quite lovely doll.
According to Minh Hai/Youth Newspaper.
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Reference: Travel guide by Mytour
MytourMarch 9, 2018
