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Hitachi Izumo Taisha

Ibaraki · Kasama · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 常陸国出雲大社

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Hitachi Izumo Taisha
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WHAT TO DOHitachi Izumo Taisha

A shrine whose deity was divided from Izumo Taisha. A great shimenawa rope hangs at its front.

WHEREIbaraki

Central · Kasama

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A shrine whose deity was divided from Izumo Taisha. A great shimenawa rope hangs at its front.

About this place

Hitachinokuni Izumo Taisha is a shrine in Kasama, Ibaraki. It was founded in 1992 as Izumo Taisha Hitachi Church of Izumo Taishakyo, and became independent in 2014 as the religious corporation Hitachinokuni Izumo Taisha. It was built in December 1992. It has one of the largest shimenawa (sacred ropes) in the country. The great shimenawa is 16 m long and weighs 6 t. The grounds contain a glass workshop and an art gallery. In the Nihon Montoku Tenno Jitsuroku, it is recorded that Okuninushi worked at nation-building together with Sukunabikona in Hitachi Province.

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Founded:1992 Blessings:Matchmaking

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