Kasuga Shrine (Tajiri)

What it is

• Founded in the Hoki era (770-781).
• Dedicated to Takemikazuchi no Mikoto and other deities.
• Yoshimi Kosaji developed the area and founded it.
• Formerly held the rank of village shrine.

What to see

• A monument for soldiers of the Russo-Japanese War.
• A sacred horse, rebuilt after World War II.
• A monument for onion cultivation behind the shrine.
• The onion monument was built in 1913.

Getting there

• 3-minute walk from Yoshiminori Station.
• Yoshiminori Station is on the Nankai Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.