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A shrine in Nishi ward, Nagoya, said to date from 673, with a name read as inu.
About this place
Inu Shrine is a shrine in Inocho, Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It is identified with 'Inu Shrine' in Yamada District, Owari Province, in the Engishiki Jinmyocho. Because of the name Inu (dog), there is a stone dog statue in front of the main hall; it is beloved by people born in the Year of the Dog and by dog lovers, and on New Year's Day in Dog years especially, many worshippers visit. Until early modern times it was called Kumano Gongen. According to the shrine's tradition, in the 2nd year of Emperor Tenmu (Hakuho) (673), when rice harvested here was presented to the imperial court, a shrine building was erected. It is said that 12 sacred mirrors have been handed down.
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