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Meta Shrine

Meta Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara Prefecture, Japan.

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Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja)
The haiden of Meta Shrine
Location within Japan
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Coordinates34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E / 34.6392; 135.7961
Glossary of Shinto

Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara Prefecture, 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 May 5(Children's Day (Japan)nb 1.

A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.3

Facilities

  • Kasuga Shrine
  • Itsukushima Shrine
  • Yabashira Shrine
  • Storyteller Monument
Notes

Notes

  1. The festival has been held on August 16, but in consideration of the recent heat wave, the date was changed to May 5 starting in 2025.12
References

References

  1. "古事記にちなむ奈良の阿礼祭、猛暑に勝てず 8月から5月に変更". Mainichi Shimbun Digital(毎日新聞デジタル) (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers Co.(毎日新聞社). 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  2. "第96回「阿礼祭」の開催について" (in Japanese). The tourist association of Yamatokōriyama(大和郡山市観光協会). 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  3. 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