Shiratori Shrine

What it is

• Origin of the place name Shiratori.
• Enshrines Izanami-no-Mikoto and Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto.
• Current main hall built in 1852.

What to see

• Main hall constructed from a single zelkova tree.
• Carvings by Segawa Jisuke Shigemitsu.
• Shrine forest is a Gifu Prefectural Natural Monument.
• Main hall and carvings are Gujo City Important Cultural Properties.

When to go

• Haiden Odori dance is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• About 500m from Nagaragawa Railway Mino-Shiratori Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.