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Hi! I'm a Japanese woman from Osaka, Japan. This blog is mainly about the introduction of places, events, and various stuff in southern part of Osaka City, Osaka, Kansai, and Japan

by berry-raspberry

Taga Shrine

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In Kojiki, the oldest Japanese history book filled with myths, the deities Izanagi and Izanami created the lands of Japan, and bore lots of deities that are enshrined all over Japan.
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Taga Shrine enshrines Izanagi and Izanami.
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There are the photos I took on March 21st.

There are some buildings from Edo era too.
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Taga-cho is in Shiga Prefecture, next to Hikone City.

Just across from the shrine, there is a quaint street of souvenir shops.
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Itokiri-mochi, a kind of sweets is their specialty.
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by berry-raspberry | 2014-04-28 23:59 | Shiga