Kashihara Shrine

Kashihara Shrine 橿原神宮
Outer prayer hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Emperor Jimmu
Festival	Kigensai (February 11th)
Type	Kanpeitaisha Chokusaisha Beppyo jinja
Location
Location	934 Kume-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara Prefecture, JAPAN
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°29′18″N 135°47′11″E
Architecture
Founder	Emperor Meiji
Date established	April 2nd, 1890
Website
www.kashiharajingu.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Inner prayer hall, with unusually placed chigi

The Kashihara Shrine (橿原神宮, Kashihara Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Kashihara Shrine was built on 2 April 1890 at the site of the Kashihara-gū where Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have acceded to the throne on 11 February 660 BCE.

Access

• a 10-minute walk from the center gate of Kashiharajingu-mae Station on Kintetsu Lines (Minami Osaka Line, Yoshino Line, Kashihara Lines).

See also

• List of Jingū
• The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

External links

Media related to Kashihara Shrine at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Site (Japanese)