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Tado Taisha

Mie · Kuwana · Architecture

Japanese name: 多度大社と上げ馬

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Halls set along a mountain stream, with a rite in which horses charge straight up an earth bank.

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Halls set along a mountain stream, with a rite in which horses charge straight up an earth bank.

About this place

Tado Shrine (多度大社, Tado Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in the Tado-chō area of the city of Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is well known for its Tado Festival, which takes place on May 4 and 5 every year. The shrine has five nationally designated and one prefecturally designated Important Cultural Properties. It was formerly a national shrine of the first rank (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

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Founded / opened:5th century Highlights / collection:Ritual of galloping horses up a steep slope, Shrine buildings and mountain stream Genre:Architecture

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