Kojino Shrine

What it is

• Two shrines with the same name, 500 meters apart.
• Kaihatsu shrine founded in 829 by Ika Atsutake.
• Nakanomae shrine founded in 703 by Nakatomi no Tamee.
• Listed as a Shikinaisha in the Engishiki Jinmyocho.

What to see

• Kaihatsu enshrines Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto.
• Nakanomae enshrines Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and other deities.
• Nakanomae has a bronze sutra cylinder.
• The sutra cylinder is 25.3 cm high, 11.2 cm in diameter.
• The sutra cylinder was designated a cultural property in 1974.

When to go

• Annual festival for both shrines is on May 5.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.