Saruka Jinja

Saruka Jinja (猿賀神社), sometimes rendered Saruga, is a Shinto shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is said to have been founded in 807, when Sakanoue no Tamuramaro came north during the campaigns against the Ezo.[1][2] The Honden, dating to 1826, is a Prefecturally-designated Important Cultural Property.[3][4] Preserved building records (棟札) are a City-designated Important Cultural Property (Historic Materials).[5] There is an annual rice-planting festival and a pond of pink lotus.[2] The main kami enshrined here is Kamitsukenokimitaji no mikoto (上毛野君田道命).

The haiden of Saruka Shrine

Saruka Jinja 猿賀神社
Torii on the approach to Saruka Jinja
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
Location	Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture
Shown within Aomori Prefecture Saruka Jinja (Japan)
Geographic coordinates	40°37′01″N 140°33′47″E
Architecture
Date established	807
Glossary of Shinto

See also

• Seito shoin teien
• Seibi-en

References

1. "Saruka Shrine". Hirakawa City. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
2. "Saruka Jinja" (PDF). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
3. "Saruka Jinja Honden". Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
4. "猿賀神社". Aomori Jinjachō. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
5. "指定文化財一覧 (Hirakawa Cultural Property Listing)". Hirakawa City. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.