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Yagi Shrine
Originally the Yagi shrine was located on the summit of Yagigahana and was for the Great God of Yagi and Sumon. The original shrine is said to have been built in 807; the current main shrine built in 1658, and the worshipper's hall rebuilt in 1768. The deity which the shrine is dedicated to is Ukaenotama-no-mikoto for good harvest and Iwamado-no-mikoto for the protection of ones home.
Beginning with the Ooyamadumi Shrine in Yoshi-gahira-maoi, the Ooe and Ootani village shrine they were enshrined together with the Yaghi shrine in 1970.
| Where: | Yagi Shrine, Kita-Imogawa, Sanjo | |
| Parking: | 20 vehicles | |
| Access: | Vehicle: | Approximately a 50min drive from the Sanjo-Tsubame Inter-Change (Hokuriku Expressway). |
| map to location (in Japanese) | ||
| Inquiries: | Yagi Shrine Tel (0256) 47-2733 | |
| Address | : 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata 955-8686 |
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| Tel | : +81 (0256) 34-5511 (ext.726) |
| Fax | : +81 (0256) 36-5111 |
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Sanjo City Office/955-8686 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata
Tel:+81 256-34-5511 (ext.314) Fax:+81 256-34-7933
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