Yamatsuteru-jinja Shrine (山津照神社)
Yamatsuteru-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture.
The enshrined deity
Kuninotokotachi no mikoto
The crest for the shrine
chrysanthemum, paulownia
History
It is not unknown when it was built. It is a Shikinai-sha (shrine listed in Engishiki laws) listed in Jinmyocho (the list of deities) of Engishiki (codes and procedures on national rites and prayers). There is a record that in 851 the shrine was given Shorokui (Senior Sixth Rank) and in 866 Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade). In 1861 it was given the title of gosha (village shrine) and in 1921 was promoted to prefectural shrine.
On the temple grounds, there are burial mounds designated as the prefectural site.
Festival
Reisai (regular festival), May 5
Shrines in the precincts
Aoki-jinja Shrine
Wakamiya hachiman-jinja Shrine
Kasuga-sha Shrine
Kitano-sha Shrine