Shinzan Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Oga City, Akita Prefecture.
• Formerly Akagami-yama Kōhan-ji Temple in the Edo period.
• Became Shinzan Shrine due to anti-Buddhist movement in Meiji.
• Enshrines Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto.

What to see

• An over 1100-year-old kaya tree, a natural monument.
• Goshaden and Kyuden, tangible cultural properties.
• Goshaden's interior has three rooms.

When to go

• The Namahage Sedo Festival is held annually in February.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.