Omiya-atsuta Shrine

What it is

• Dedicated to Azusagawa Okami, Amaterasu Okami, and Hachiman Okami.
• Also enshrines Atsuta Okami from Atsuta Jingu.
• Formerly known as Omiya in Azumino-gun, Shinano Province.
• Current name adopted in 1855.

What to see

• Main hall is a National Important Cultural Property.
• Main hall was built in the Muromachi period.
• Wakamiya Hachimangu Honden is a National Important Cultural Property.
• Prefecture's largest fir tree, 43 meters tall.
• Fir tree is 600 years old with a 6.3 meter circumference.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.