Meta Shrine
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| Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) | |
|---|---|
 The haiden of Meta Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.
Shrine
[edit]The main deity is Hieda no Are, who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto and Sarutahiko Ōkami. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.
Festivals
[edit]The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on May 5（Children's Day (Japan)）[nb 1].
A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.[3]
Facilities
[edit]- Kasuga Shrine
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Yabashira Shrine
- Storyteller Monument
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "古事記にちなむ奈良の阿礼祭、猛暑に勝てず 8月から5月に変更". Mainichi Shimbun Digital（毎日新聞デジタル） (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co.（毎日新聞社）. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "第96回「阿礼祭」の開催について" (in Japanese). The tourist association of Yamatokōriyama（大和郡山市観光協会）. 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ 稗田阿礼たたえ奉祝祭 古事記編纂1300年で Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine Sankei Shinbun retrieved 30 April 2012