Shrine visit
Hirota Shrine is located in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
From JR Noda Station, take one transfer and a 20-minute train ride to JR Nishinomiya.
From JR Nishinomiya Station, take a bus for 10 minutes.
With the weather on our side, we headed for the torii gate, feeling refreshed.
There is a further torii gate, and after passing through the torii gate several times, there is a hand-watering basin.
After washing and purifying my hands, I went to the main shrine….
I feel a sense of dignity.
I have paid my respects well.
The oldest shrine in Hyogo Prefecture
Hirota Shrine is famous as the first oldest shrine in Hyogo Prefecture. Hirota Shrine was founded in the first year of Empress Jingu’s regency (201 AD).
The shrine’s deity is “Amaterasu Omikami no Aramikoto,” and in the Meiji era (1868-1912), it was designated as a “kanpatsu-taisya,” the only shrine in Hyogo Prefecture with the highest rank of “kanpei-taisya. The Izumo Taisha is one of the “kanpei-taisya” (government-supplied shrines).
In a word, Izumo-taisha is “a very old and prestigious shrine”.
In a word, it is “a very old and prestigious shrine”.
Suzumiya Haruhi’s Sigh Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
This Hirota Shrine is also famous as a sacred pilgrimage site for Haruhi Suzumiya.
The author, Tanigawa Nagaru, is from Nishinomiya City, and the area around Hirota Shrine seems to appear frequently in the anime.
The author has not seen much of the Haruhi Suzumiya series, but if you are a fan, you should definitely visit.♪
Name: Hirota Shrine
Address : 7-7 Taisha-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 662-0867
TEL : 0798-74-3489
