Its torii is reflected in Lake Biwa; the main building, from 1603, is a cultural property.
Called ‘the Itsukushima of Ōmi’ for the vermilion torii that rises from the water of the lake, it is by tradition the head shrine of all the Shirahige shrines in Japan, founded in the twenty-fifth year of the legendary reign of Emperor Suinin. The present main building was rebuilt in 1603 by order of Toyotomi Hideyori and is now an Important Cultural Property. The torii you see in photographs was rebuilt in 1937 on the basis of tradition, and it stands on the far side of the busy National Route 161: more than one visitor has been hit by a vehicle while crossing it to photograph the torii up close.
Shinto shrine on the western shore of Lake Biwa, in Takashima, dedicated to Sarutahiko no Mikoto (according to some scholars, originally to Mount Hira behind it).
ℹ️ Free access to the grounds. The torii in the lake is best photographed from the shore or from a boat: crossing Route 161 to reach it is dangerous and not advised.
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