Ono Shrine & Yahiko Shrine

What it is

• Two shrines, Ono and Yahiko, in a single grove.
• Ono Shrine was the second-ranked shrine of Shinano Province.
• Both held the former rank of Prefectural Shrine.

What to see

• Ono Shrine's main hall, rebuilt in 1672.
• Four Ono Shrine buildings are Prefectural Treasures.
• Five Yahiko Shrine buildings are Prefectural Treasures.
• The shrine grove is a Prefectural Natural Monument.

When to go

• The Onbashira Festival is held every six years.
• The Nenjiribo Festival is a divination ritual.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.