Nakamura-hachimangū

What it is

• Shinto shrine in Mooka City, Tochigi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Homutawake no Mikoto (Emperor Ōjin).
• Established in 676 by Emperor Tenmu's imperial order.
• Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and Yoshiie rebuilt it in the Eishō era.

What to see

• Main hall dates to around 1461.
• Main hall is a wooden structure with a copper plate roof.
• Main hall is a Mooka City designated cultural property.
• Kagura-den is a Mooka City registered cultural property.
• Several items are Tochigi Prefecture cultural properties.

When to go

• Annual grand festival is held on September 15.
• Yabusame (horseback archery) is performed at the grand festival.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.