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Saruka Jinja

Aomori · Hirakawa · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 平川 猿賀神社

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Saruka Jinja
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WHAT TO DOSaruka Jinja

It drew the faith of the farmers of Tsugaru. A broad lotus pond spreads before it.

WHEREAomori

Tsugaru · Hirakawa

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It drew the faith of the farmers of Tsugaru. A broad lotus pond spreads before it.

About this place

Saruka Jinja (猿賀神社), sometimes rendered Saruga, is a Shinto shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is said to have been founded in 807, when Sakanoue no Tamuramaro came north during the campaigns against the Ezo. The Honden, dating to 1826, is a Prefecturally-designated Important Cultural Property. Preserved building records (棟札) are a City-designated Important Cultural Property (Historic Materials). There is an annual rice-planting festival and a pond of pink lotus. The main kami enshrined here is Kamitsukenokimitaji no mikoto (上毛野君田道命).

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Founded:801 (traditional) Blessings:Warding off evil

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