Embetsu Shrine - Hokkaido
Embetsu Shrine ( 遠別神社 ) is the town's main shrine. It celebrates its annual holiday on July 15th. The shrine is located at 5-13 Honmachi in the town of Embetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan . Embetsu Shrine Embetsu Shrine details ( SUMMER ) Embetsu Shrine ( 遠別神社 ) Katsutaro Hitodomari of Toyama Prefecture enshrined Jingu Taima in a cave and performed a ritual in the middle of the Meiji period. The spirit of Nara Kasuga Shrine was enshrined in 1925, and the transfer ceremony took place on October 31st. It currently houses the following deities: Takemikatsuchi no Kami , Futsunushi no Kami , A menokoyane no Mikoto , and Himekami . Embetsu Shrine 's main torii Embetsu Shrine 's secondary torii Embetsu Shrine was designated as a local shrine on October 15, 1931, and was then classified as a Shinsen Heihaku Ryokushin Shrine on August 25, 1975. Currently, Embetsu Shrine is listed as a village shrine and serves about 1400 households. Trees line up the approach from th...