Yatsuki Tsutsukowake Shrine

What it is

• An ancient Shikinaisha shrine in Fukushima Prefecture.
• Known as Mutsu Province Ichinomiya, a top-ranked shrine.
• Dedicated to Ajisukitakahikone-no-mikoto and Yamato Takeru-no-mikoto.
• Designated a Kokuhei Chusha in 1885.

What to see

• A copper bowl, a National Important Cultural Property.

When to go

• Onitae-sai festival, a National Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
• Kagura, a Fukushima Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Getting there

• 10-minute walk south from JR Suigun Line Chikatsu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.