Takano Shrine (Ninomiya, Tsuyama)

What it is

• Shikinaisha Ronsha and Mimasaka Province Ninomiya.
• Main deity is Hikonagisatake Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto.
• History began with rituals at Onokoro-iwa.
• Shrine building constructed in 534 AD.

What to see

• Main hall rebuilt in 1663 by Mori Nagatsugu.
• Main hall is an Okayama Prefectural Important Cultural Property.
• Two wooden guardian statues are National Important Cultural Properties.
• Two pairs of wooden lions are National Important Cultural Properties.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Innosho Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.