Kashiwai Hachiman-sha

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Hachiman-no-kami and Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
• Relocated to its current site in 1671.
• Became a Shinsen Heihaku-ryo Kyoshin-sha in 1907.

What to see

• The premises house the Kasugano-beya sumo stable.
• A 5-meter-tall monument stands at the southern end.
• Possesses an engisho scroll and a munafuda tablet.
• A pair of Koma-inu statues are on display.

Getting there

• A 15-minute drive from Kasugai IC.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.