Takeo Shrine
武雄神社
Takeo Shrine is an ancient shrine with a 3000-year-old camphor tree, worth visiting for its history.
What it is
- Founded in 735 AD by Tomo no Yukiyori.
- Main deity is Takeuchi no Sukune.
- Relocated to current site around 1118-1120.
- Performed prayers for the defeat of the Taira clan in 1185.
What to see
- Sacred camphor tree, estimated to be 3000 years old.
- 255-meter-long yabusame horse-riding ground.
- First torii gate built in 1641.
- Second torii gate built in 1672.
- Third torii gate rebuilt in 1617.
- 218 ancient documents, important cultural properties.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
佐賀県武雄市武雄町大字武雄5335 Open in Google Maps
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