TAGATA JINJA



Tagata Jinja is a Shinto shrine，located in Tagata−Cho，Komaki City，Aichi Prefecture．

 It is dedicated to a god named“Mitosh-no−Kami”and a goddess named“Tamahime−no-Mikoto”

 This dedication originate has from an ancient Japanese belief 

that for the growth and development of all things, 

the mother,earth, has to be impregnated by the father,heaven．

The Bumper harvest Festiva1 of Tagata Jinja is well known to everyone as a　unique festiva1．

It is held on March 15 every year．

At the Bumper Harvest Festival,villagers carry on their shoulqers a mikoshi （portable shrine）

which besars an owasegata（penis），60cm（24"）across and 2m（80"）long，

made of hinoki(Japanese cypress）．

They offer this huge penis to Tagata Jinja，

praying for world peace, the growth of all things, and a bumper crop.

This Bumper Harvest Festival had drawn a large number of Visitors-over 100，000

　every year-not only from al lparts of Japan，but also from various countries of the world．



Tagata Jinja

152，Tagata−Cho

Aichi Prefecture

Phone（0568）76-2906