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  • Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Sakuramachi 178
    The Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture that is dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area. According to tradition, the origins of the Shrine date back to the reign of the Emperor Nintoku, when Prince Naniwa-neko Takefurukuma no Mikoto, who had come to the area to subjugate an evil monster, prayed for victory at this site. The Shrine is closely associated with the Autumn Festival that is one of the two Takayama Matsuri (Takayama Festivals), the other being the Spring Festival that is associated with the Hie Shrine; the Takayama Matsuri has been designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Some of the “Yatai” (decorated floats) used in the Takayama Matsuri procession are on display in the Takayama Festival Floats Exhibition Hall within the Shrine precincts (the floats on display are rotated), giving visitors the opportunity to view the magnificent decoration, which is a tribute to the skill of Hida region craftsmen, from close to.

    This is a very quiet Shinto Temple, easy walk from the station (10-15 minutes) walk. A long the lane leading to the temple are old Japanese house. The temple is free and very nice surrounding. Quiet...

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  • Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Ichinomiyamachi 5323
    Located an eight-minute walk from JR Hida-Ichinomiya Station, this shrine has been regarded as the emotional foundation for the people of Hida since ancient times as the highest ranking shrine in the old Hida Province. 14 gods are worshipped in addition to “Mitoshi no Okami,” the main god known as “Minashi no Kami,” which has attracted worship as the god of production that controls harvests and yields and settles a strategic water source and transportation route. In addition to first shrine visits for the new year, it bustles with many worshippers for annual festivals such as the Hida Ikibina Festival (Live Doll Festival), and the prefecture-designated intangible cultural heritage “Jindai Odori” (Era of Gods Dance).

    飛騨国一宮、水無神社。位山から下りて来てちょうどこの神社の前を通り飛騨中心の高山へ繋がっています。大きい木がありましたが夏の朝、山国の一宮はひっそりとしていました。なお、国道41号の宮峠トンネルが開通し南飛騨の下呂など益田方面行きやすくなりました。

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  • Hida Sannogu Hie Shrine
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    Gifu Pref. Takayamashi Shiroyama 156
    Located approximately a 10-minute walk from the red Nakabashi Bridge that spans the Miya River, this shrine dedicated to Oyamakui no Kami sits at the southern foot of Mt. Shiroyama located in the center of the city. It has a long history of praying for the coming of the deity, and is said to have been built in 1141. It is famous for its annual spring Takayama Festival held every year on April 14 and 15. Of a pair of portable shrines made in 1816 that are both important cultural properties of Takayama City, one is housed in the shed of the main shrine, and the other is in the place where a sacred palanquin is enshrined in the Nakabashi rest station.

    高山市街地の南東端にある神社で、春の高山祭りはこの神社の例大祭です。春の高山祭りては古い町並みにある一の鳥居から神社までの道路に絢爛豪華な12台の山車が並びます。また、恒例の御巡幸はこの神社からスタートします。今回は御巡幸が出ていって、人混みの減った時に参拝しました。森に囲まれた流石の大きな神社で、大きな楠のご神木や稲荷神社や天満宮もあります。

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  • Hida Gokoku Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Horibatamachi 90
    This shrine is located in the Takayama Station Sannomaru ruins about an eight-minute drive from Takayama Station. The grounds were purified in 1878, and the Chukyoin was completed there the next year. The stone walls on the site are the original ones from the Sannomaru period. Now known as a popular spot for cherry blossom viewing, there are many Yoshino cherry trees planted around the outer moat that bring to mind castle walls. It is said to be the smallest shrine among the countless Gokoku shrines (shrines that enshrine and honor the war dead) throughout the country.

    高山駅から徒歩20分ほど。高山城三の丸跡に鎮座。 1909年に「飛騨招魂社」として創建。現在も神門前には創建時の社名が彫られた社号標が立っている。祭神は西南の役以降の飛騨出身の戦没者。社殿は木造銅板葺き。左側に繋がっている「忠孝苑合祭殿」には飛騨大神宮・黄金神社・祖霊殿が祀られており、さらにその左には久和司神社、飛騨匠神社が鎮座している。

  • Hida-soja Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kandamachi 2-114
    The Hida region's main Shinto shrine located about one kilometer from Takayama Station. Although the exact date of origin is unknown, it is said that the Emperor Suzaku built it in the 930s. The primary deity is Oyatsuhashi-no-Mikoto, but it also enshrines the deities of the other 18 official Hida area shrines. As such, a visit to Hidasoja Shrine it is said to have the same benefits as worshiping at all the other shrines across the Hida region. Its annual festival is held on May 4th and 5th and features a parade of parent-child lion dances and portable shrines moving through the town.

    飛騨国分寺のある通りを7〜8分北へ歩く場所に鎮座。私が出向いた時間は地元の方がお一人、ひと通りの境内をお詣りされている、静かな時間帯でした。数多くの神様がいらっしゃる様で日頃の感謝とお願いを聴いて下さる様です。手水舎が美しい浮き球とお花で飾られて、女子向けや映えで伺うにも良いです♪

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  • Araki-jinja Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Miyaji 1405-1
    Founded in the year 927, this Shinto shrine has been recorded since ancient times as one of the eight official shrines in Hida. The main hall visitors see today was rebuilt in 1390 and features early Muromachi period architecture including wooden shingle roofing. A nationally Designated Important Cultural Property, it honors Kahaku Daimyojin, a river and water deity. Lots of tourists visit for the annual festival held on the first Sunday of September featuring double-actor lion dances and hayashi music accompanied by flute and drums. The Kaneuchi lion dance ceremony, performed by dozens of children, is an Important Prefectural Intangible Cultural Asset.

    お正月、初詣に行きます。太鼓と笛の演奏とお祓いをして貰い、お神酒を飲みます。秋は農産物の収穫を祝う秋祭りがあり、獅子舞などやっていました。

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  • Murakami-jinja Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Okuhida Onsenkyo Murakami
    This Shinto shrine is across from Okuhida Onsenkyo and Tochio Onsen with their idyllic scenery. The primary god honored is Emperor Murakami, Japan's 62nd ruler. It is considered Okuhida's guardian shrine. On May 10th, its annual festival welcomes spring to snowy Okuhida Onsenkyo. After the ceremonies they hold traditional Hida Takayama performances of lion dances and traditional torigei featuring village youths in feathered headdresses called jagama dancing in a circle to the beat of a drum. It has been designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Gifu Prefecture.
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  • Atayuta-jinja Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Kokufucho Kisogaito 1023
    This Shinto shrine is about 25 minutes by car from JR Takayama Station. The details surrounding its origin are unknown. The main shrine is built in the Sangensha-nagare-misedana-zukuri style with wooden shingle roofing displaying the simple yet elegant design of the early Muromachi period. From the days of old it's been the guardian shrine of the Kisogaito, Mikkamachi and Handa areas, and was called Gongengu during the Edo period. As it's a remnant of the Hida area's medieval culture, it was registered as a nationally Important Cultural Property in 1961.
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  • Hida Tenmangu Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Tenmanmachi 2-30
    A Shinto shrine 12 minutes on foot from Takayama Station on the JR Takayama Main Line. It's said to have been founded in 903 by Sugawara no Kanemochi, Sugawara no Michizane's third son and a provincial governor. He built it on the death of his father. The grounds feature a messenger of the Tenjin deity, a Nade-ushi cow image that parishioners rub and make wishes. Many students visit for boons from Sugawara no Michizane, famous as a god of learning. The main shrine you see today was built in 1992. The lion dance performed at the annual festival on April 14th and 15th is registered as a Folk Cultural Property.
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  • Yamazakura Shrine
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    Gifu Takayama-shi Honmachi 2-65

    高山駅から徒歩10分。商店街の中に鎮座。 1660年頃の創建。祭神は高山城主・金森頼直の愛馬「山桜」(通称：馬頭尊)。江戸の明暦の大火(1657年)の際、火に包まれた高山藩江戸屋敷から頼直を背に乗せて救い出したのが愛馬「山桜」。その厩舎跡にこの神社は建てられている。社殿の左後ろにある火の見櫓(国の登録有形文化財)は江戸火消し「馬頭組」が建てたもの。1878年頃に再建され、1936年に現在地に移築さ...

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Tucked away in the very center of Japan, Gifu prefecture houses mountains, old towns, and one of Japan’s greatest hot springs, Gero Onsen. A tour of the prefecture’s traditional architecture will take you from the mountain-enveloped wooden streets of Takayama to the mountain village of Shirakawago, where visitors can explore 250-year-old thatched roofed houses known as gassho-zukuri.

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