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Meta Shrine

Coordinates: 34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E / 34.6392; 135.7961
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Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja)
The haiden of Meta Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Meta Shrine is located in Japan
Meta Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E / 34.6392; 135.7961
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

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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

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The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on August 16.

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

Facilities

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  • Kasuga Shrine
  • Itsukushima Shrine
  • Yabashira Shrine
  • Storyteller Monument

References

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  1. ^ 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