Yahiko Shrine
| Yahiko Shrine | |
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弥彦神社 | |
Haiden of Yahiko Jinja
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ame-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto |
| Festival | February 2 |
| Type | Ichinomiya |
| Location | |
| Location | Yahiko, Niigata, Japan |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°42′23.7″N 138°49′33.9″E / 37.706583°N 138.826083°E |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
Yahiko jinja (弥彦神社), also known as Iyahiko-jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Yahiko neighborhood of the village of Yahiko, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the three shrines which claim the title of ichinomiya of former Echigo Province. The shrine's annual festival is held on February 2. This shrine standing at the foot of a mountain is popularly and traditionally known as a power spot for love and good fortune
The shrine is located within Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park and is on the eastern base of Mount Yahiko, a 634-meter sacred mountain which forms the shintai of the shrine.