| Kanasana Shrine (Kanasana Jinja, 金鑚神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Kamikawa, Saitama.[1][2][3] The shrine worships Amaterasu alongside Susanoo-no-Mikoto. It is a mid-range ranked Imperial shrine (Kanpei-chūsha),[3] and is a Ninomiya of Musashi Province, or a second rank shrine in the province after the Ichinomiya, and is commonly called "Ninomiya-sama".[2] It is considered a prestigious shrines in the Saitama Prefecture.[4] The shrine is believed to have been founded when Yamato Takeru hid the tools of fire in Mount Ōmuro.[4] Every November 23rd it hosts a firestone festival (火金鑚祭, Hikiri Shinji)[2] |
