Hino Shrine
059/Iwami Town Ōtani
| ■Date of the Festival | Spring: Closest Saturday and Sunday to April-15 Autumn: Closest Sunday to September-15 |
| ■Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine | Eve of the festival: 2 p.m./ Festival day: 8 a.m. |
| ■Origin | Meiji era (1868-1912) |
| ■Characteristics | Although rare for Tottori Prefecture, the shrine has two female Kirin. The two Kirin dance together during the spring festival, one taking position in the east, the other in the west. The dance is performed in a remarkably low position. |
| ■Area | Iwami Town Ōtani |
The year of the shrine's founding is unknown. Its name can be found in the "Engishiki", a book of laws and customs compiled in 927.
■Deity of the Shrine
Homutawake-no-Kami
■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)
- 681-0073 鳥取県岩美郡岩美町大谷483
- Address
- Ōtani 2181, Iwami Town, Iwami County, Tottori, 681-0073
- 市内のアクセス情報
- A twenty-minute walk from Ōiwa Station on the JR San'in Main Line.
A three-minute walk from ""Ōtani"" bus stop on the Iwai Bus Line.
A three-minute walk from ""Ōtani Higashiguchi"" bus stop on the Iwai Bus Line.