Atsuta Shrine

Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮 Atsuta Jingū) is a Japanese Shinto Shrine located in Atsuta ward Nagoya. It is known as the second-most venerable shrine in Japan (the most venerable being Ise Shrine). This shrine houses the sacred Kusanagi no mitsurugi (草薙神剣) sword, one of the three Imperial regalia of Japan — but unfortunately nobody but the emperor and a few high priests get to see it. There are some 4,400 other artifacts on the grounds though and the shrine hosts some 70 festivals every year. Atsuta Shrine in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya. Picture by Toyoda Nagoya Hotel Looking for Nagoya Accommodation? Please support our site by using our Nagoya Hotel reservation system and save up to 70% on your Nagoya accommodation. (Article based on Wikitravel article by Wikitravel users Based on work by Jose Ramos, Brian Kurkoski, Colin Jensen, Ted O’Neill, Evan Prodromou and Yann Forget and Wikitravel user(s) Jpatokal, Nzpcmad and Dannyman. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.) |