Ninigi Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture.
• Dedicated to the deity Ninigi-no-Mikoto.
• Renamed to its current name in the early Meiji era.
• Formerly known as Juzenji, with a Jinguji temple.

What to see

• A stone marker remains on the grounds.
• A Tahoto pagoda, built during the Tenpo era.
• The pagoda is a city-designated cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.