Niu Sakadono Jinja, in Mitani, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama, is an ancient shrine enshrining Niutsuhime no Okami as its principal deity. The shrine's name "Sakadono" ("sake hall") derives from the tradition that Niutsuhime first brewed sake at this place. Its most distinctive feature is the auxiliary Kamahachiman shrine, where worshippers drive votive sickles into ancient trees as part of a un…

The founding date of Niu Sakadono Jinja is uncertain, but tradition holds that Niutsuhime no Okami first brewed sake at this site in antiquity, giving rise to the shrine's name "Sakadono" (sake hall). It has long stood as a major center of Niu worship in the middle Ki River basin alongside Niutsuhim…