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Wakamiya Shrine

Shiga · Koka · Culture & History

Japanese name: 若宮神社(甲賀市)

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Wakamiya Shrine
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WHAT TO DOWakamiya Shrine

A shrine in Koka honouring the ancestor of the Okawara, one of the 53 samurai houses of Koka.

WHEREShiga

Koka

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A shrine in Koka honouring the ancestor of the Okawara, one of the 53 samurai houses of Koka.

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Wakamiya Shrine in Koka, Shiga, whose deity, Ashikaga Matataro, is the ancestor of the Okawara clan and is regarded as one of the 53 Koka samurai families. Known as a god of business prosperity, devoted worshippers visit from various places.

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