Ōsaki Shrine

What it is

• A Shikinai-sha shrine with over 1,500 years of history.
• Dedicated to Ōkuninushi Ōkami and Kotoshironushi Ōkami.
• Also enshrines Amaterasu Ōmikami and Yaoyorozu no Kami.

What to see

• Main hall, offering hall, and worship hall are important cultural properties.
• Carp imagery in the main and worship halls.
• Ashioyama Shrine, a sub-shrine for motorcycle safety.
• The second torii gate, rebuilt in 2013.

When to go

• Annual festival includes a tradition of offering deer meat.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.