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Echigo's premier shrine of the goddess Nunakawa-hime, visited by exiles Shinran and Nichiren across the ages.
About 10 min by car from Echigo Tokimeki Railway Naoetsu Station
6-1-11 Gochi, Joetsu, Niigata
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Kota Shrine, enshrined in Joetsu City, is a prestigious shrine counted as one of the Ichinomiya (premier shrines) of Echigo Province, enshrining Okuninushi no Mikoto, Nunakawa-hime no Mikoto, and Takeminakata no Mikoto. Nunakawa-hime no Mikoto is the female deity of Echigo who appears in the Kojiki, and traditions of a marriage mythology with Okuninushi no Mikoto have been passed down, making the …
The founding is unknown, but the shrine is listed in the Engishiki Jimmyocho and is an ancient site. As one of the Ichinomiya (premier shrines) of Echigo Province, it received veneration from provincial governors and warriors. A tradition holds that Shinran also visited this shrine when he was exile…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大国主命・奴奈川姫命・建御名方命"
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