Muraki Shrine

What it is

• A village shrine dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Hondawake-no-Mikoto.
• Its main hall was rebuilt in 1491.
• Oda Nobunaga's forces used the area as headquarters in 1554.
• Renamed Muraki Shrine in 1913.

When to go

• Omanto Festival is held annually on the last Sunday of September.
• The festival's horse equipment is a cultural property.
• The Omanto Festival is an intangible folk cultural property.

Getting there

• Walk from Owari-Morioka Station on the JR Taketoyo Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.