Atayuta Shrine

What it is

• One of eight shrines in Hida Province listed in Engishiki Jinmyocho.
• Main enshrined deity is Otoshi Mioya no Kami.
• Granted Jugoijo rank in 867.
• Called Gongen-gu during the Edo period.

What to see

• Main hall is a National Important Cultural Property.
• Main hall built in the late Muromachi period.
• Wooden Zui-jin statues are Gifu Prefecture cultural properties.
• Inari Shrine building is a Takayama City cultural property.

Getting there

• 25-minute walk from Hida-Kokufu Station.
• Hida-Kokufu Station is on the JR Tokai Takayama Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.