Wakasahiko Shrine
Wakasahiko Shrine (若狭彦神社, Wakasahiko jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 714, and is divided into an upper shrine (Wakasahiko Shrine) and lower shrine (Wakasahime Shrine, 若狭姫神社). The upper shrine's main festival is held annually on October 10; the lower shrine's is held on March 10. Kami enshrined here include Hoori no mikoto and Toyotamahime.
It was formerly a national shrine of the second rank (国幣中社, kokuhei chusha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. It was also the ichinomiya of Wakasa Province.
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