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Niigata Shrine

Kurakake Shrine

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鞍掛神社

Kurakake Shrine is a historic shrine with the region's oldest buildings, rebuilt after a 17th-century fire.

Kurakake Shrine
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What it is

  • A shrine founded in 822.
  • Originally known as Kurakake Daimyojin.
  • Destroyed by fire in 1690, rebuilt in 1691.
  • Designated a Niigata Prefectural Cultural Property.

What to see

  • The main hall, repaired in 1989.
  • The worship hall, repaired in 1989.
  • These buildings are the oldest in the region.

Getting there

  • 9 minutes by car from Nakanoshima-Mitsuke IC.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

新潟県長岡市中之島宮内839 Open in Google Maps

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