Shinto shrine
Tatsuta Taisha
龍田大社（たつたたいしゃ）
Sangō, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture
A shrine in Sangō Town enshrining Ame no Mihashira no Ōkami and Kuni no Mihashira no Ōkami, known as kami of wind. The two kami together are called the Great Kami of Tatsuta, and the shrine's crest is the eight-fold maple.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Ame no Mihashira no Ōkami, Kuni no Mihashira no Ōkami
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it was founded when, in the time of Emperor Sujin, amid continuing poor harvests and epidemics, a shrine was built at Tatsuno in Tatsuta as the great kami who appeared in the emperor's dream had instructed. The Engishiki contains the norito of the Tatsuta Fūjinsai (Wind Kami Festival), and festivals connected with wind, such as the grand annual festival in April and the Fūchin Taisai in July, still continue.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
御座峰, regarded as the place where the wind kami descended, is on Mt. Tatsutayama, away from the main shrine.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 龍田大社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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