Muraya-ni-masu-Mifutsuhime Shrine

What it is

• A Shikinaisha, a grand shrine of ancient standing.
• Dedicated to Mihotsuhime-no-mikoto, empress of Okuninushi-no-mikoto.
• Considered a detached shrine of the larger Omiwa Shrine.
• Received its divine rank in the year 673.

What to see

• The main hall dedicated to Mihotsuhime-no-mikoto.
• A secondary deity, Omunushi-no-mikoto, is also enshrined.
• The shrine faces the historic Naka-tsu-michi road.

When to go

• Offerings are made for monthly, seasonal, and harvest festivals.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.