Wake Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine established in March 1946.
• Dedicated to the deity Wake no Kiyomaro.

What to see

• Boar statues stand in front of the worship hall.
• Live white boars named Ai-chan and Wake-chan.
• A pine tree planted by Shimazu Nariakira in 1853.
• Monument commemorates Sakamoto Ryoma and Oryo's visit.
• Inukai Falls can be viewed from the Takimidai.

When to go

• Annual festival is held on May 6th.
• Inoko Festival is on the third Sunday of November.

Getting there

• On the Kirishima-Ebino Plateau regular sightseeing bus route B.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.