Takihara-no-miya
RankBetsugu of Naiku
Enshrined deityThe nigimitama (gentle aspect) of the spirit of Amaterasu-Omikami
Location三重県度会郡大紀町滝原
About this place
Some 40 km from Naiku, at Takihara in Taiki, this and Izawa-no-miya are known as the tono-miya, the “distant shrines” of Amaterasu. Tradition holds that Princess Yamatohime chose the site while searching for a place to enshrine the deity. A large forest surrounds it, beside the Ouchiyama river. Takiharanarabi-no-miya stands immediately alongside.
Shrines within these grounds (4)
Each stands within the grounds of Takihara-no-miya, or is enshrined in the same building.
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