Hikawa Nyotai Shrine

What it is

• Ancient shrine in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Kushinadahime-no-mikoto, Mihotsuhime-no-mikoto, and Ōnamuchi-no-mikoto.
• Claims to be the chief shrine of Musashi Province.
• Received land donations from Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1591.

What to see

• The main hall, rebuilt in 1667 by Tokugawa Ietsuna.
• Iwafune Festival Ritual Site on the approach road.
• Sanrinyo Hyogo Kusari Tachi, an important art object.
• The shrine's mikoshi, a cultural property.
• The shrine building, a designated cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.