Hiyoshi Taisha

Hiyoshi Taisha 日吉大社
Nishi Hongū (West Hall of Worship) Honden
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Ōkuninushi, Oyamakui no Kami
Location
Location	Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Shown within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Hiyoshi Taisha (Japan) Show map of Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°4′24.4″N 135°51′53.9″E / 35.073444°N 135.864972°E / 35.073444; 135.864972
Architecture
Style	Hiyoshi-zukuri
Date established	pre-Nara period
Website
Official website
Glossary of Shinto National Treasure National Important Cultural Property (Japan) National Historic Site of Japan

Hiyoshi Taisha (日吉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Known before World War II as Hiei Taisha (日枝大社) or Hie jinja, "Hiyoshi" is now the preferred spelling. It was also known as the Sanno Gongen (山王権現). The head shrine in Ōtsu heads the seventh largest shrine network in Japan, with approximately 3800 Hiyoshi, Hie, and Sannō shrines nationwide. Torii of this shrine have a distinctive configuration, known as the "Sannō torii", with a gaggle above the main crossbeam. The 400,000 square meter precincts centered is designated as a National Historic Site,^[1] and the east and west main shrine buildings, the Nishi Hongū (西本宮) and Higashi Hongū (東本宮) are designated as National Treasures,^[2][3] and many of the structures in the precincts are designated as National Important Cultural Properties.