Toga Shrine

Toga Shrine
砥鹿神社
Honden of Toga Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityŌkuninushi no mikoto
FestivalMay 3-5
Location
LocationNishigakiuchi, Ichinomiya-cho, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi
Toga Shrine is located in Aichi Prefecture
Toga Shrine
Toga Shrine
Toga Shrine is located in Japan
Toga Shrine
Toga Shrine (Japan)
Geographic coordinates34°50′51.59″N 137°25′16.38″E / 34.8476639°N 137.4212167°E / 34.8476639; 137.4212167
Architecture
Date establishedTaihō period (701-704 AD)
Website
www.togajinja.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Toga Shrine (砥鹿神社, Toga Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Mikawa Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually from May 3 to May 5. Located on the borderland of Aichi with Shizuoka Prefecture, the summit of Mount Hongū 782 metres (2,566 ft) is a sacred mountain considered to be within the precincts of the shrine, and has a subsidiary chapel.[1]

  1. ^ Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 978-4634150867.