Fuji Sengen Shrine, Nagoya

What it is

• A Shinto shrine founded on June 1, 1495.
• Dedicated to Konohanasakuyahime-no-mikoto.
• Also enshrines Amaterasu-Omikami and Ninigi-no-mikoto.
• Designated a local community asset in 2011.

What to see

• Main hall, rebuilt in 1633.
• Komainu (guardian dogs), a city cultural property.
• Sue ware (footed jar), a city cultural property.
• Shrine survived the 1945 Nagoya air raids.

When to go

• Annual Yutate Shinto ritual is held in June.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.