Tanabata Shrine
七夕神社
Tanabata Shrine honors the star deities, a unique spiritual site worth visiting.
What it is
- Formal name is Himekeso Shrine.
- Dedicated to Takuhatachijihime-no-mikoto, also known as Orihime.
- Also enshrines Orihime's father and eldest son.
- A god of roads, Munakata-no-kami, is also enshrined.
What to see
- Tanzaku (wish strips) from Tanabata events nationwide.
- Old Pine Shrine is located across the river.
Getting there
- 20-minute walk from Oibaru Station on the Amagi Railway Amagi Line.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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