Takagi Shrine

What it is

• A shrine in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture.
• Listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho.
• Guardian shrine of Kumagaya-go.
• Enshrines Takamimusubi no Mikoto, also called Takagi no Kami.

What to see

• Japan's longest omikuji.
• Shrine buildings rebuilt in 1671.
• Tori-no-ichi market, started in 1906.

When to go

• Tainai-kuguri ritual is held on June 30.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Kumagaya Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.