Sakura-shinmeisha

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
• Founded by enshrining deities from Kumano Gongen-sha in 1916.
• Dedicated to the main deity Amaterasu Sumeru Okami.
• Designated a Nagoya City historic site since 2022.

What to see

• The main shrine building stands on a tumulus.
• The tumulus is 36 meters in diameter and 4.5 meters high.
• A 3-meter wide part of the original moat remains.
• The tumulus was built at the end of the 5th century.

When to go

• Horse tack from the Tenpo era is exhibited annually in October.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.