Akihasan Hongū Akiha Shrine
The Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja (秋葉山本宮秋葉神社) is a Shinto shrine in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu (the former town of Haruno in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan). The shrine is located near the summit of Mount Akiha, on the southern slopes of the Akaishi Mountains. It is the head shrine of the 800 Akiha shrines around the country.
| Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja 秋葉山本宮秋葉神社 | |
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Honden of Akihasan Hongū Akiha Jinja | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Hinokagutsuchi-no-Okami |
| Type | Akiha shrine |
| Location | |
| Location | Haruno, Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka |
Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.981233°N 137.865781°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 701 |
| Website | |
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| Glossary of Shinto | |
The main festival of the shrine is held annually over three nights in December, and features ceremonies using huge flares and other fireworks.
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