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Hibashiri Shrine

The enshrined deity is Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, a god of fire and water. The shrine's name, Hibashiri (meaning to run on fire), comes from an ancient festival rite in which Shinto priests would run atop a burning fire.

The central shrine building, erected in 1622, is registered as an Izumisano City designated cultural property. The shrine building to the left of the main shrine is said to have been built in the style of and with the techniques of a Muromachi period building. It was designated a national important cultural property in 1993. The enshrined deity is Kagutsuchi-no-Kami, a god of fire and water. The shrine's name, Hibashiri (meaning to run on fire), comes from an ancient festival rite in which Shinto priests would run atop a burning fire.

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