Hakusan Shrine

What it is

• Shrine established in 1466.
• Enshrines Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto.
• Also enshrines Kikuri-hime-no-Mikoto.
• Six other shrines merged into it in 1673.

What to see

• Current main hall built between 1779 and 1780.
• Worship hall rebuilt in 1842.
• Main hall houses the Holy Kannon Bodhisattva.
• Jikokuten and Zochoten are in the main hall.

When to go

• Kanzui no Kakeodori is held at the shrine.
• Kanzui no Kakeodori is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.