Hokkaido Shrine
北海道神宮
Tado Taisha
Tado Taisha in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, is known throughout Japan as the "Northern Ise" (Kita-Ise) — a revered complement to the Grand Shrines of Ise to the south. The shrine is dedicated to Tado Daimyojin (Amatsuhikone-no-Mikoto), a son of the sun goddess Amaterasu. Its distinctive annual festival, the Ueuma Shinji (horse-mounting ritual), dates from the Heian period and is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The lush precincts at the base of Mount Tado draw pilgrims from across the Chubu and Kinki regions.
Traditional founding of the shrine on the slopes of Mount Tado during the Yamato period.
Listed in the Engishiki as a Shikinaisha of Ise Province.
Location Coordinates
35.1297, 136.6342
1681 Tado-cho Tado, Kuwana-shi, Mie
Ise Province
Tado Station (Yoro Railway)
Dawn to dusk
北海道神宮
上川神社
帯廣神社
樽前山神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
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Tado Taisha in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, is known throughout Japan as the "Northern Ise" (Kita-Ise) — a revered complement to the Grand Shrines of Ise to the south. The shrine is dedicated to Tado Daimyojin (Amatsuhikone-no-Mikoto), a son of the sun goddess Amaterasu. Its distinctive annual festival, the Ueuma Shinji (horse-mounting ritual), dates from the Heian period and is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. The lush precincts at the base of Mount Tado draw pilgrims from across the Chubu and Kinki regions.
Tado Taisha is located in Kuwana-shi, Mie. The full address is: 1681 Tado-cho Tado, Kuwana-shi, Mie.