Jūnisha Shrine
118/Kami Town Kasumi Ward Yoroi
| ■Date of the Festival | October-5 |
| ■Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine | No dance at the shrine (1:40 p.m. at the coast in Yoroi district) |
| ■Origin | Late Meiji era (1912) |
| ■Characteristics | The most remarkable features of this Kirin are its black head, decorated with thin ropes of zigzagged pieces of white paper, and the Shōjō's demon mask. The dance is originally from Iwami Town. |
| ■Area | Kami Town Kasumi Ward Yoroi |
The year of the shrine's founding is unknown. The shrine’s main hall was rebuilt in Enpō 4 (1676). It was made into one of the village’s shrines in October of Meiji 6 (1873).
■Deity of the Shrine
Amaterasu-Ōmikami, Gonan-sannyoshin, Izanami-no-Mikoto
■cultural property
[Kirin Dance]
Designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2020.
Basic Information
- Address (Japanese)
- 669-6672 兵庫県美方郡香美町香住区鎧584-2
- Address
- Yoroi 584-2, Kasumi Ward Kami Town, Mikata County, Hyogo, 669-6672
- 市内のアクセス情報
- A four-minute walk from Yoroi Station on the JR San'in Main Line.