Meta Shrine Explained


Map Type:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.6392°N 135.7961°W
Religious Affiliation:	Shinto

is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.

Shrine

The main deity is Hieda no Are, who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto and Sarutahiko Ōkami. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.

Festivals

The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on August 16.

A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.^[1]

Facilities

Kasuga Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine
Yabashira Shrine
Storyteller Monument

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20160509203008/http://www3.pref.nara.jp/miryoku/megurunara/inori/syaji/area02/metajinjya/

Notes and References

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/120430/art12043016350003-n1.htm 稗田阿礼たたえ奉祝祭古事記編纂1300年で