Nyakuichi Ōji Shrine

What it is

• A Beppyō Jinja of the Association of Shinto Shrines.
• It enshrines five deities.
• Main hall built in 1556 by Noriyasu Nishina.

What to see

• The main hall, an Important Cultural Property.
• The Kannon-dō, built in 1706.
• The Kannon-dō is a Nagano Prefectural Treasure.
• A three-storied pagoda, built in 1711.
• The shrine forest, a Prefectural Natural Monument.

When to go

• Annual festival is held on July 17th.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Kita-Ōmachi Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.