Kentō Shrine

What it is

• Shinto shrine in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture.
• Founded during the reign of Emperor Jomei.
• Dedicated to Hoge-tsu-hime-no-kami and Itokuri-hime-no-kami.
• Formerly a village shrine, known as Inugashira Daimyojin.

What to see

• A large mulberry tree stands as a sacred tree.
• Two munafuda from 1547 and 1589.
• Seven old documents about the village from the Edo period.
• A dotaku excavated in 1903.
• The Chigiri dotaku is 56.9 centimeters tall.
• The Chigiri dotaku is the oldest found in the Mikawa region.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.