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Yasaka Shrine

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八坂神社

Yasaka Shrine, founded in 978, offers important cultural properties and unique carvings worth an hour's visit.

Yasaka Shrine
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What it is

  • Dedicated to the deity Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
  • Founded in the year 978.
  • Rebuilt in 1610 by Ikeda Bingo-no-kami Mitsushige.
  • Designated a village shrine in 1872.

What to see

  • Main hall is a nationally Important Cultural Property.
  • Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars: 21 wooden openwork carvings.
  • Isonoki tree is a designated natural monument.

When to go

  • Kanda Festival is an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

  • 15-minute walk from Hankyu Takarazuka Line Ikeda Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

大阪府池田市神田4丁目7-1 Open in Google Maps

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