Oi Shrine (Shimada)

What it is

• A Koku-shi genzai-sha shrine.
• A Beppyo Jinja of the Association of Shinto Shrines.
• Enshrines Mizuhanome-no-kami, Haniyasu-hime-no-kami, and Amaterasu-Omikami.
• Designated a Prefectural Shrine in 1908.

What to see

• The Shimada Grand Festival's Daimyo's Procession.
• Kashima Dance.

When to go

• Shimada Grand Festival, held every three years.
• The festival is also called the Obi Festival.

Getting there

• 5-minute walk from Shimada Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.