A Kasuga shrine enshrined in Sano City, dedicated to Takemikazuchi no Mikoto, whose divine spirit was transferred from the Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara. There is a tradition that Fujiwara no Hidesato petitioned for the transfer of the divine spirit, praying for martial prowess, placing the shrine at the roots of Sano's warrior culture. Takemikazuchi no Mikoto, as the heroic deity of the myth of the…

Sano Kasuga Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 950 CE (the 4th year of Tenryaku), when the warrior Fujiwara no Hidesato enshrined Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto, a deity transferred from Kasuga Taisha in Nara. Hidesato, celebrated for suppressing the Taira no Masakado Rebellion, is sa…