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124 124 Ōtoshi Shrine
Shin-onsen Town Igumi
Picture of the Kirin’s Head
Picture of the Shoujou’s Mask
| Date of the Festival | October-9 |
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| Time for the Kirin Dance at the Shrine | 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. |
| Origin | Mid-Edo period |
| Characteristics | Designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Hyōgo Prefecture in 1972. |
| Area | Shin-onsen Town Igumi |
Introduction to the Shrine
Ōtoshi Shrine
It is said that the shrine was established in Jōgan 3 (861). It was listed in the "Engishiki", a book of laws and customs compiled in 927, as one of the shrines dedicated to the five deities of Futakata County.
■Deity of the Shrine
Ōtoshi-no-Kami
■cultural property
[Kirin Dance]
Designated as a Hyōgo Prefecture Important Intangible Cultural Property in 1972.
Designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 2020.
[Temperate Vegetation]
Designated as a Natural Treasure of Shin-onsen Town in 1979.
Access to the Shrine
Igumi 627, Shin-onsen Town, Mikata County, Hyōgo Prefecture(MAP)
A ten-minute walk from Igumi Station on the JR San'in Main Line.
A one-minute walk from ""Igumi"" bus stop on the Igumi Community Bus Line.
Related Information
Sites Associated with the Kirin Dances
Monuments around the Tottori Station
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Wooden Benches
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Sand Sculpture of Kirin
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Stone Sculpture of Kirin
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Tottori Toshogu in the Ouchidani Park
Tottori Toshogu was established by Mitsunaka Ikeda, a local lord, in the 17th century, and is a branch shrine of Nikko Toshogu. The shrine inherits the initial Kirin, which is now stored in the Tottori Prefectural Museum. During Gongen Matsuri, a festival in October, members of the Inaba Kirin Dance Club dance before the shrine’s deity, and a procession of a mikoshi (portable shrine) walks through to animate the festival.
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The Imeitei Pioneer Memorial Gallery of Hamasaka
Imeitei is a gallery remodeled by Shichikamaya Yashiki (Shichikamaya Mansion) of the Mori family, who until lately ran a sake-brewery. It is a historical and folk gallery where visitors can trace the footsteps of the pioneers living around the Shin-onsen Town. The head of the Kirin from the Utsuno Shrine is displayed in the gallery. It is designated as the town’s cultural heritage.
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Sora no Eki Park (Sky Station Park) at the Amarube Bridge
The origin of the Kirin from the Junisha Shrine, a shrine in adjacent to the Yoroi district, is the Kirin dance performed in the Iwami Town. This dance was a part of the inauguration of the Amarube Bridge at the end of the Meiji period. Visitors can see children’s drawings of the Kirin displayed in Sora no Eki at the Amarube Bridge and the park at the foot of the Amarube Crystal Tower. The roadside stations in vicinity are also worth sightseeing.
