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Amatsuhikone

Phone
  
+81 594-48-2037

Website
  
www.tadotaisya.or.jp

Tado Shrine

Address
  
1681 Tadocho Tado, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture 511-0106, Japan

Similar
  
Tado Station, Tadosan, Tsubaki Grand Shrine, Kyuka Park, Taga‑taisha

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Tado Shrine (多度大社, Tado Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in the Tado-chō area of the city of Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is well known for its Tado Festival, which takes place on May 4 and 5 every year. The shrine has five nationally designated and one prefecturally designated Important Cultural Properties.

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It was formerly a national shrine of the first rank (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

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Festivals

  • Tado Festival (May 4–5): The largest of the events at the shrine, it involves young men riding horses up a hill and over a wall.
  • Chōchin Festival (Saturday and Sunday in late-July): A lantern festival.
  • Yabusame Festival (November 23): A horseback riding archery competition.

    • References

    Tado Shrine Wikipedia
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