Kanasana Shrine

Local name金鑚神社
LocationKamikawa, Saitama, Japan

Kanasana Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kamikawa, Saitama. The shrine worships Amaterasu alongside Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

It is a mid-range ranked Imperial shrine, and is a Ninomiya of Musashi Province, or a second rank shrine in the province after the Ichinomiya, and is commonly called "Ninomiya-sama". It is considered a prestigious shrines in the Saitama Prefecture. The shrine is believed to have been founded when Yamato Takeru hid the tools of fire in Mount Ōmuro. Every November 23 it hosts a firestone festival

Tags ShintoismPlace of Worship
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanasana_Shrine

Address Japan

Coordinates 36°10'51.019" N 139°4'23.277" E

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