Uga Shrine (Minami-Echizen Town)
Located at the western foot of Mt. Sannō, this shrine is listed in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō. By the late Kamakura period, it received generous patronage from the Uryū clan, lords of Somayama Castle, under whose support the shrine flourished greatly. Its treasured King's Mask is a valuable work dating to Shōan 4 (1302), the oldest such mask in the prefecture.
- Area
- Tannan
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Telephone Number
- Minami-Echizen Town Board of Education 0778-47-8005 Uga Shrine 0778-47-2830
- Address
- 福井県南越前町堂宮14-13
- Getting There
- 15 minutes by car from the Hokuriku Expressway Imajo Interchange
