Shirahige Shrine

What it is

• Head shrine for Shirahige Shrines nationwide.
• Also known as "Omi no Itsukushima."
• Founded in 25 AD.
• Certified as a Japan Heritage site in April 2015.

What to see

• Main enshrined deity is Sarutahiko-no-mikoto.
• Main hall rebuilt in 1603, an Important Cultural Property.
• Shrine office built in 1933, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
• Large torii gate in Lake Biwa, rebuilt in 1981.

When to go

• Annual festival on May 3rd.
• Annual festival on September 5th-6th.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.