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Isagawa Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Himetataraisuzu-hime Sai no Okami (Kotoshironushi/Ōmononushi) Tamakushi-hime [en]
Glossary of Shinto

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Isagawa Shrine (率川神社) is a Shinto shrine near Kasuga-taisha. It was built in 593 and is the oldest shrine in Nara.^[1] It is unique because it is dedicated to an Empress: Himetataraisuzu-hime, and her parents.^[1]

It is currently a Keigai-Massha of Ōmiwa Shrine.^[2]

The shrine has a festival held on June 16-18 called the Saegusa Festival.^[3] In the book The Sea of Fertility [en] Yukio Mishima wrote a character as saying it was very beautiful.^[4]

The following gods are worshipped at the shrine.^[1]

• Center Shrine: Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime^[1]
• Left Shrine: Sai no Okami (Kotoshironushi/Ōmononushi), her father^[1]
• Right Shrine: Tamakushi-hime [en], her mother^[1]

The two parents surround their daughter. This represents their care for her.^[1]

In the book The Sea of Fertility [en] by Yukio Mishima the character Honda said "I have never seen such a beautiful ritual." about the Saegusa festival of this shrine^[4]

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  Chōzusha (Pavilion for ritual cleansing)
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  Frog-shaped Stone
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  Haiden (Prayer hall)
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  Honden (Main shrine building)
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  Man'yōshū Memorial (Ancient poetry collection monument)
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  Kasugasha Shrine (Dedicated to Kasuga-no-Kami)
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  Administrative Office
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  Oomiwa Yohai (Worship site dedicated to Omiwa)
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  Resting Area
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  Sumiyoshi Shrine (Dedicated to maritime deities)
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  Torii (Traditional Shinto gate)
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  West Torii
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  Yuzuriha (Symbolic tree)
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  Rope Torii
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  Administrative Office
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  Shaded Glass Structure
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  Frog-shaped Stone
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  Unidentified Object
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  View from the Right of the Shaded Structure
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  View across Shaded Courtyard from Haiden
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  Inside the Shaded Courtyard
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  Peeking into the Shaded Courtyards
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  Ema (Votive plaques)
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  Torii Sign
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  Torii Main Entrance
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  Main Shrine Entrance
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  The shaden

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  Awa Jinja
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  Awa Jinja Torii
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  Keidaisha