Atsuta Jingū

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
• Enshrines the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, a sacred imperial treasure.
• Dedicated to Atsuta-no-Okami, Amaterasu-Omikami, and Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
• Renamed Atsuta Jingu in 1868.

What to see

• The current main shrine, rebuilt in 1955.
• Architecture in the Shinmei-zukuri style.

When to go

• Over 2 million visitors come for Hatsumode every year.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.