Kasuga Shrine Honcho 1

There are three Kasuga shrines in Joetsu City. The shrines act as "guardians" for castles in Joetsu. When the castles were relocated, the shrines' locations changed as well. The Kasuga shrine in Honcho 1 Chome was made a year before construction on Takada castle began. The shrine stood watch, as it were, over the construction of the castle and the surrounding town. Since then, people feel that the shrine has kept watch over Takada castle and Takada Park's famous cherry blossoms. Back in the days of Uesugi Kenshin, people climbed Mt.Myoko once a year to pray for a good harvest, health etc. Over the years, the number of people doing this gradually declined but the parishioners of Kasuga shrine have never stopped making an annual climb up the mountain and do so on July 22 and 23 every year.

detail information

Name of places:	Kasuga Shrine Honcho 1
Address:	1-6-22 Honcho Joetsu-shi, Niigata
Traffic access(train):	Take the Echigo Tokimeki Myoko Haneuma Railway Line to Minami Takada Station and from there it's 10 minutes on foot. Take the Echigo Tokimeki Myoko Haneuma Railway Line to Takada Station and from there it's 20 minutes on foot.
Traffic access(bus):	Take Kubiki bus to Honcho 1 Chome and from there it's two minutes on foot.
Traffic access(car):	By Hokuriku Expressway: 15 minutes from the Joetsu IC exit By Joshinetsu Expressway: Eight minutes from the Joetsu-Takada IC exit
Tel:	025-523-5657
Fax:	025-526-7438
Car parking:	Free parking.
Link outside:	Kasuga Shrine Honcho 1

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