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Yahiko shrine and the god deer
Yahiko jinja (弥彦神社), also known as Iyahiko-jinja is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Yahiko, Niigata. It is located at the eastern base of Mount Yahiko in the middle of Sado Yahiko Quasi-National Park.
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History
Yahiko shrine was already well established when a new building was created by Imperial edict in the 8th century. The enshrined kami is
Yahiko was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture.
The present shrine was rebuilt in 1916. The earlier shrine buildings were destroyed by a 1912 fire which started in the village.
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Yahiko Shrine Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA