Location: Higashiosaka
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Things to do in Higashiosaka, Kinki: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
Higashiōsaka is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city is known as one of the industrial cities of Japan and "the rugby football town".
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1. Hiraoka Shrine
2. Ishikiri Tsurugiya Shrine
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Ishikiri-tsurugiya shrine was founded 2677 years ago. In its origin, Umashimade-nomikoto deity started to enshrine Nigihayahi-nomikoto deity at Mt Miya in the Mt Ikoma range. 900 years later from its foundation (300), in other words, the period of Emperor Sujin, the shrine that is dedicated to Umashimade-nomikoto deity was founded at the exactly the right place that the present sanctuary of the shrine is located. That shrine was called Shimonosha (shrine located at lower place). In 927, the old document, which explained the deitities of Japan, called Engishiki-Jinmyocho, was written and it mentioned the name of this shrine. This document is the oldest evidence that can confirm the existence of this shrine. In 1650, the shrine dedicated to Nigihayahi-nomikoto deity moved from Mt Miya to Mt Kodo, and it was called Kaminosha (shrine located at upper place). In 1907(the period of Meiji), the government published the policy, which was about disposing shrines. Because of that policy, ea
