Dairokuten Shrine

What it is

• A small shrine in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture.
• Enshrines Omotaru-no-mikoto and Ayakashikone-no-mikoto.
• Associated with Takejizaiten in Buddhism.

What to see

• The rebuilt shrine building from the Showa era.
• Ema depicting opposing tengu.
• Hongo Dairokuten Blue Stone Pagoda and Oak Tree.
• Large Japanese evergreen oak tree.
• Two stone pagodas from the Kamakura period embedded in the tree.

When to go

• The cultural property was designated on December 1, 1959.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.