Katsube Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture.
• Formal name is Monobe-go Soja Katsube Jinja.
• Founded in 649.
• Dedicated to Mononobe Futsu-no-kami and other deities.

What to see

• Main hall rebuilt in 1497 by Rokkaku Takayori.
• Main hall repaired in 1594 by Toyotomi Hidetsugu.
• Main hall is a National Important Cultural Property.
• Oda Nobunaga dedicated 60 written oaths here.

When to go

• Taimatsu Festival is on the second Saturday of January.
• Taimatsu Festival is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Moriyama Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.