Ushida-hachimansha

What it is

• A shrine in Chiryu City, Aichi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to the deity Honta-wake-no-mikoto.
• Founded between 1190 and 1199.
• Its main hall is the oldest in Chiryu City.

What to see

• Main hall built in the mid-Edo period.
• Covering hall completed in 1856.
• Middle hall completed in 1909.
• Worship hall completed in 1882.
• Main hall features carvings of pine and cranes.
• Four main buildings are registered cultural properties.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk from Ushida Station.
• Ushida Station is on the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.