It is told that it was built in 18th in Jimmu era.
It is only Ise, Katori, Kashima that the title of "JINGUU Shinto shrine" had been given before the Meiji era, and is a famous Shinto shrine in my country.
Houmotsu-den [treasure house] includes the mirror of the national treasure and the image of Korean dog etc.
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The sights a little way off
- Historic street of Sawara(National landscape conservation area)
- Memorial hall of Inoh Tadataka
- historic house of Inoh Tadataka
- The museum of festival float in Sawara
- Kampukuji-temple
- The Katori Shrine