Sanage Shrine, Shinto shrine in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Sanage Shrine stands at the foot of Mount Sanage, with its main sanctuary at the base and two subsidiary shrines, the East Shrine on the eastern peak and the West Shrine on the western peak. The grounds include a low hall with a grey tiled hip-and-gable roof and white plaster walls, and a larger hall on wooden stilts with a steep dark brown roof and a raised veranda. A large wooden gate with a dark grey ridged roof and seven cylindrical ornaments along its top edge marks the entrance.
According to shrine tradition, Sanage Shrine was founded on its present site by imperial command in the first year of Emperor Chūai. It first appears in official records in 851, when it received the junior fifth rank, and by 1175 it held the highest rank, senior first rank. In 1534 Matsudaira Kiyoyasu attacked it and nine halls and pagodas burned; it was later rebuilt by the Miyake and Nasu families. Oda Nobunaga placed it under his protection in 1561, and in 1872 it was ranked a prefectural shrine.
The shrine stands at the foot of Mount Sanage, about a five-minute walk from the Sanage Jinja-mae bus stop, served by the Toyota Oiden bus from Toyoda and Shin-Toyota stations. The main sanctuary is at the base of the mountain, while the East and West Shrines sit on the eastern and western peaks. The Sanage Festival is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of October.
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