Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.

Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja)
The haiden of Meta Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
Meta Shrine is located in Japan
Meta Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E / 34.6392; 135.7961
Glossary of Shinto

Shrine

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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

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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.[1]

Facilities

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

References

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  1. ^ 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