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Value Village ／ Akita ／ Shrines & Temples
しんざんじんじゃ Shinzan Jinja
Photo: らんで / CC BY-SA 4.0 ／ Source
The stage for the new year Saito festival and the namahage rite. At the Saito festival, large rice cakes roasted over the sacred fire are offered to the mountain deity. Mountain worship in northern Japan keeps forms that are proved with the body.
| Type | Shrine |
|---|---|
| City / town | Oga |
| Said to bring | Warding off misfortune / Mountain worship |
| Area in the prefecture | Central area |
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