Ōmi Kunitama Shrine

What it is

• Shikinaisha shrine, mentioned in ancient records.
• Was the Sōsha, or chief shrine, of Tōtōmi Province.
• Dedicated to the deity Ōkuninushi no Mikoto.

What to see

• Honden (main hall) built around 1656.
• Honden is a Shizuoka Prefecture cultural property.
• Honden is a three-bay nagare-zukuri style structure.
• Heiden and Haiden (offering and worship halls) built in 1863.
• Heiden and Haiden are Iwata City cultural properties.

When to go

• Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri is a national cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.