Karo Shrine
087/Tottori City Karo Town Kita
■Date of the Festival | April-28 and 29 |
■Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine | Eve of the festival: 7 p.m./ Festival day: noon |
■Origin | Unknown |
■Characteristics | The town is bustling during the Hōenya Matsuri grand festival, which is held once every two years. The Kirin dance was designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Tottori Prefecture in 1998. |
■Area | Tottori City Karo Town Kita |
The year of the shrine's founding is unknown. According to the history text "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku", the shrine deity was given its rank between Jōgan 3 (861) to Gangyō 2 (878). Therefore, the shrine appears to have a history of more than 1200 years.
■Deity of the Shrine
Ōyamazumi-no-Mikoto, Sarutahiko-no-Mikoto, Konohanasakuya-hime-no-Mikoto, Kibi-no-Makibi-no-Mikoto, Takemikazuchi-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.
[The Forest of Black Pine Trees around the Shrine]
Designated as a Tottori City Preserved Forest in 1978.
[Festival]
The spring festival parade ""Hōenya Matsuri"" was designated as a Tottori Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2008.
Basic Information
- Address (Japanese)
- 680-0907 鳥取県鳥取市賀露町北1丁目21-8
- Address
- Kita 1-chōme 1164, Karo Town, Tottori City, Tottori, 680-0907
- 市内のアクセス情報
- A five-minute walk from ""Karo Jinja Mae"" bus stop on the Karo Bus Line.
A ten-minute walk from ""Jinja Ura"" bus stop on the Karo Bus Line.