Hakusan Shrine
白山神社
Ancient shrine with a unique history, home to important cultural properties.
What it is
- Shrine dedicated to Shirayama Hime Okami.
- Established between 729 and 749 AD.
- Re-established in 1183 by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
- Became independent from Choju-ji Temple.
What to see
- Main hall adjacent to Choju-ji Temple's main hall.
- Haiden (worship hall) is an Important Cultural Property.
- Haiden built in the late Muromachi period.
- Eight framed pictures of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry.
- Framed pictures are a Shiga Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
滋賀県湖南市東寺5丁目1-11 Open in Google Maps
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