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Egara Hachiman Shrine

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柯柄八幡神社

Ancient shrine with unique cultural properties, easily accessible from Hida-Kanayama Station.

Egara Hachiman Shrine
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What it is

  • A Hachiman shrine established in 901.
  • Enshrines Emperor Ojin and other deities.
  • Minamoto no Takaie enshrined Kamakura Egara Tenjin in 1411.
  • Renamed Egara Hachiman Shrine in the Meiji period.

What to see

  • Egara Inari, Hakusan, and Tsushima subsidiary shrines.
  • Sacred grove is a city-designated cultural property.
  • Komainu are a city-designated cultural property.
  • Black shishigashira is a city-designated cultural property.

When to go

  • Annual festival is the third weekend of April.

Getting there

  • 15-minute walk from Hida-Kanayama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岐阜県下呂市金山町金山字神戸平2490番地 Open in Google Maps

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