Sakunado-jinja Shrine (佐久奈度神社)
Sakunado-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Oishinaka-cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The enshrined deity is Haraedo no okami. It was a prefectural shrine in the old classification of shrines.
The enshrined deity
Seoritsuhime no mikoto
Hayaakitsuhime no mikoto
Ibukidonushi no mikoto
Hayasasurahime no mikoto
The crest for the shrine
Shino Jurokugiku (sixteen petals of Chrysanthemum)
History
The shrine was first built with the enshrinement of Haraedo no kami by NAKATOMI no Kanenomuraji at the Imperial order of the Emperor Tenchi in 669. Since then, it has been given the status of the divine rank of Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade as one of Nanase no haraidokoro in 859. It is a Shikinai-sha Myojin-taisha (shrine listed in Engishiki law). It was given the title of a sonsha (a village shrine) in 1876 and was promoted to a prefectural shrine in 1921.
Festivals
April 16, Reisai (regular festival)
July 31, Mitarai sai
Shrines in precincts
Yakigama-jinja Shrine
Togama-jinja Shrine
Inari-jinja Shrine
Hachiman-jinja Shrine
Merits of the deity
Purification
Long-lasting good luck in a battle
Safety of one's family