Tamura-jinja Shrine (Koga City) (田村神社 (甲賀市))

Tamura-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture.

It is famous for the Yakuyoke Festival (the festival for warding off evil) held for three days from February 17 to 19 annually.

History

The shrine tradition says that it was founded in 812.

The Enshrined Deities

SAKANOUE no Tamuramaro

Emperor Saga

Yamatohime no mikoto

Rites and Festivals

February 17 - 19: Yakuyoke Festival

April 8: annual festival

July 25 - 27: Manto Festival (the Lantern Festival)

Inner and Outer Shrines of Precincts

Inari-sha Shrine

Chronological table

812: It was founded.

Bus

Tamura-jinja Shrine mae (30minutes from Kibukawa Station)

Koka City community bus (Aikuru Bus, Tsuchiyama line)

Others

Parking lot available

[Original Japanese]