Sandai Shrine

What it is

• Dedicated to Shinatsuhiko-no-mikoto and Shinatsuhime-no-mikoto.
• Ooyakohime-no-mikoto was enshrined during the Otoku era.
• Renamed in the Meiji era.
• Ranked as a village shrine in 1876.

What to see

• The crest features two sparrows on bamboo.
• One stone lantern is a National Important Cultural Property.
• Three Hannya-kyo karabitsu are city-designated cultural properties.
• A saddle is deposited at the Kyoto National Museum.
• Wisteria is a Shiga Prefecture designated natural monument.

When to go

• The annual festival is on May 3rd.
• The wisteria festival is from late April to early May.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.