Isagoda Shrine

What it is

• A Shikinaisha shrine founded in 649.
• Dedicated to Hikohode-mi no Mikoto and other deities.
• Its crest is "Sankai-bishi."
• Designated a Prefectural Shrine in 1901.

What to see

• The main hall, constructed in 1808.
• The shrine's Okusha in Hata Sagisawa.
• Rituals similar to Suwa Shrine's Onbashira.

When to go

• Onbashira Festival occurs every six years.
• Festival years are the Hare and Rooster.
• Festival is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 8-minute walk from Oba Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.