Nangu Shrine - Nangu Shrine

Japanese: 南宮神社 - なんぐうじんじゃ

Located in Tarui-cho, Gifu Prefecture. Formerly a national shrine. Enshrining Kanayamahiko-no-Mikoto. Deeply revered by mining workers. Equivalent to a Myojin Taisha in the Engishiki, it is the Ichinomiya of Mino Province. The annual festival on May 5th features the Kakko Dance, the Datsuge Dance, and the Ryuko Dance, and the Kanayama Festival (Fuki Festival) on November 8th is visited by mining and metalworking workers from all over the country. The main hall, worship hall, stone torii gates, etc. are designated as important cultural properties.
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Japanese:

岐阜県垂井町に鎮座。旧国幣大社。金山彦(かなやまひこ)命をまつる。鉱山業者の信仰が厚い。延喜式内の名神大社に比定され，美濃国の一宮。例祭は５月５日に羯鼓(かっこ)踊，脱下舞，竜子舞などがあり，11月８日の金山祭（鞴祭）には全国の鉱山・金属業者が参詣する。本殿・拝殿・石鳥居などは重要文化財。
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