Hirono Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Nakatosa-cho, Takaoka-gun, Kochi Prefecture.
• Main deity is Okinagatarashihime-no-Mikoto.
• Also enshrines Inari Okami and Takenouchi-no-Sukune-no-Mikoto.
• History before 1707 is unknown due to a tsunami.

What to see

• Hirata Shrine, founded in 1809, within the grounds.
• Shirao Shrine and Nakayama Shrine are also on the grounds.

When to go

• Spring and autumn festivals feature a procession called Onabare.
• Local fishermen perform Tachineri to guard the procession.
• Tachineri and Hanatori Odori are town intangible folk cultural properties.

Getting there

• 10-minute drive from Tosa-Kure Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.