Tamasaki Shrine

What it is

• Dedicated to the deity Tamayorihime-no-mikoto.
• Ichinomiya (chief shrine) of Kazusa Province.
• Current buildings constructed in 1687.

What to see

• Shrine buildings are Chiba Prefecture cultural properties.
• A plum tree and two sparrows mirror is a national cultural property.
• Basho haiku monument is a town cultural property.

When to go

• Main festival, Kazusa Hadaka Matsuri, is on September 13th.
• See Kazusa Kagura, a 300-year-old traditional dance.

Getting there

• 7-minute walk from Kazusa-Ichinomiya Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.