Hirose Shrine

What it is

• An ancient Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Waka-uka-no-me-no-mikoto.
• One of the Twenty-Two Shrines.
• Founded at a river confluence.

What to see

• Main hall, rebuilt in 1711.
• Nara Prefecture designated cultural property.
• Russian field gun and shells from a past war.

When to go

• Hirose Oimi Festival in April and July.
• Sunakake Festival is an intangible folk cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.