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Almost at the centre of Kyushu, high above sea level. The great cedar in its grounds is said, by tradition, to be 15,000 years old.
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Heitate Shrine, also called Heitate Jingu, is a shrine in Ono, Yamato, Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is also called Hinomiya. Its former shrine rank was district shrine. According to the shrine's records, when Takeiwatatsu no Mikoto, a grandson of Emperor Jimmu, came down to Aso, he rested here, and finding it a place with a very fine view, he set up a heihaku (offering) and worshipped the gods of heaven and earth. Afterwards, in the Engi era (901-923), the Aso high priest Tomonari built a shrine hall, enshrined the two Ise shrines and named it Heitate Shrine.
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Founded：Unknown (traditionally ancient times) Blessings：Good fortune, Mountain worship
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