Awaga Shrine
粟鹿神社
Awaga Shrine is an ancient shrine with important cultural properties, worth visiting for its history.
What it is
- A Shikinaisha (Myojin Taisha) shrine.
- Listed as the first or second shrine of Tajima Province.
- Mentioned in the Engishiki Jinmyocho, established in 927.
- Main enshrined deities are Amenomisarino-mikoto and others.
What to see
- The main hall, constructed in 1880.
- The Chokushimon (Imperial Envoy Gate).
- Wooden statues of attendant gods.
- Wooden Komainu statues.
- The shrine's sacred grove.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
兵庫県朝来市山東町粟鹿2152 Open in Google Maps
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