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Yahiko Shrine

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彌彦神社

Yahiko Shrine is an ancient, important shrine with a sacred mountain and unique cultural properties.

Yahiko Shrine
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What it is

  • An ancient Myojin Taisha and Echigo Province Ichinomiya.
  • Dedicated to the deity Amenokagoyama-no-mikoto.
  • Mount Yahiko is worshipped as its sacred body.
  • Mentioned in the Manyoshu, an ancient poetry collection.

What to see

  • The current main hall, rebuilt in 1916.
  • The Shida Otachi, a large sword.
  • A nationally important cultural property building at Jushisha.
  • The Yahiko Shrine Toro Oshito Bugaku folk cultural property.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

新潟県西蒲原郡弥彦村大字弥彦2887番地の2 Open in Google Maps

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