Taga Shrine

What it is

• Shrine in Hachioji City, Tokyo.
• Dedicated to Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto.
• Promoted to a local shrine in 1893.

What to see

• Main hall, renovated in 2013.
• Torii gate, built in 1921.
• Kagura-den, built in 1933.
• 400-year-old ginkgo tree.
• Senkan Mikoshi, a 3-ton portable shrine.
• Portable shrine is a city tangible cultural property.

Getting there

• 12-minute walk from Nishi-Hachioji Station North Exit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.