Shirahige Shrine

35°16′28″N 136°00′40″E / 35.27444°N 136.01111°E / 35.27444; 136.01111ArchitectureDate established5 BCEWebsiteshirahigejinja.com Glossary of Shinto

Shirahige Jinja (白鬚神社) is a Shinto shrine in Takashima in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko Okami. It is the head shrine of the Shirahige Shrines around the country.[1] The shrine's annual festivals are on May 3 and September 5-6.

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  • Official website
  1. ^ "白鬚神社HP". Shirahigejinja.com. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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