Kasuga Shrine

What it is

• Founded in 948, formerly Kasuga Daimyojin or Kasuga-sha.
• Dedicated to four deities: Takemikazuchi no Mikoto and others.
• Received reverence from successive Owari Domain lords.
• Buildings destroyed in 1945, rebuilt from 1958.

What to see

• Main hall and other rebuilt shrine buildings.
• Auxiliary shrine called Tenno-sha.
• External Odataneko Shrine, renamed in 1909.

When to go

• Autumn Grand Festival on October 19.

Getting there

• 2-minute walk from Kamimaezu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.