Ryuuouguu Hidesato Shrine

  • Shrines & Temples

Southern

Highlights & Introduction

This shrine is linked to Fujiwara no Hidesato (Tawara no Tōda), who quelled Taira no Masakado’s rebellion. According to legend, during the Heian period, at the request of Otohime from the dragon palace at the bottom of the river beneath the Seta no Karahashi Bridge, he exterminated a giant centipede that coiled seven and a half times around Mount Miageyama. The spirits of Hidesato and Otohime are enshrined here.

Access

Address

2-chōme-1-9 Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520-2134, Japan

By car

5 min from the Seta-nishi/Seta-higashi Interchange on the Meishin Expressway

By train

10 min walk from Keihan Karahashi-mae Station

Access from Kyoto

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Local Information

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Contact Information

Ishiyama Station Tourist Information Center

Phone number: 077-534-0706

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