Shimoajino Shrine
018/Tottori City Shimoajino
| ■Date of the Festival | Spring: Last Sunday of March Summer: Last Saturday and Sunday of July |
| ■Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine | Spring festival: 8 a.m. Summer festival: Eve of the festival 9 p.m./ Festival day 8 a.m. |
| ■Origin | Early Edo period |
| ■Characteristics | The dance was designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Tottori Prefecture in 1998. The Kirin’s head was crafted in 1843. |
| ■Area | Tottori City Shimoajino |
The year of the shrine's founding is unknown, but its former name was "Shō-Ichii Gozu Tennō". It was renamed to "Shimoajino Shrine" in Meiji 1 (1868).
■Deity of the Shrine
Susanoo-no-Mikoto
■cultural property
[Kirin Dance]
Designated as a Tottori Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 1998.
Designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2020.
Basic Information
- Address (Japanese)
- 680-1165 鳥取県鳥取市下味318-1
- Address
- Shimoajino 318-1 Tottori, 680-1165
- Access
- A three-minute walk from "Shimoajino-kami" bus stop on the Kando Bus Line
