is a

Shinto , also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...

shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in

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, Japan.

Shrine

The main deity is

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, who was involved in the compilation of the

Kojiki The , also sometimes read as or , is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the , and the Japanese imperia ...

, and

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and

Sarutahiko Ōkami is a deity of the Japanese religion of Shinto; he is the leader of the earthly ''kami''. Norito also mentions him with the title instead of . Sarutahiko Ōkami was the head of the kunitsukami and in the Jinnō Shōtōki is said to have been t ...

. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.

Festivals

The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on May 5（

Children's Day (Japan) is a public holiday in Japan which takes place annually on May 5 and is the final celebration in Golden Week. It is a day set aside to respect children's personalities and to celebrate their happiness. It was designated a national holiday by ...

）. A ''Hieda-No-Are'' celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the ''

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Facilities

* Kasuga Shrine * Itsukushima Shrine * Yabashira Shrine * Storyteller Monument

Notes

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20160509203008/http://www3.pref.nara.jp/miryoku/megurunara/inori/syaji/area02/metajinjya/ {{Shinto shrine Shinto shrines in Nara Prefecture Yamatokōriyama