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A shrine to the Hitokotonushi deity of Katsuragi, whose meeting with Emperor Yuryaku is recorded in the Nihon Shoki.
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A shrine in Gose, affectionately known locally as Hitokoto-san. In the Nihon Shoki and elsewhere, the deity Hitokotonushi is said to have contended with Emperor Yuryaku. It is believed to grant any wish if you say it in a single word, and a great ginkgo tree estimated to be 1,200 years old and a poem monument of Matsuo Basho stand in the grounds.
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