Meta Shrine
Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.
Shrine
The main deity is Hieda no Are, who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto and Sarutahiko Ōkami. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.
Festivals
The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on August 16.
A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.
Facilities
- Kasuga Shrine
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Yabashira Shrine
- Storyteller Monument
References
- ^ 稗田阿礼たたえ奉祝祭 古事記編纂1300年で Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine Sankei Shinbun retrieved 30 April 2012