Uda Mikumari Shrine

Uda Mikumari-jinja
宇太水分神社
The honden, composed of three conjoined Kasuga-style buildings.
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location 244-3, Utano-ken, Uda, Nara
922-8225
Geographic coordinates 34°28′29″N 135°58′14″E / 34.47472°N 135.97056°E / 34.47472; 135.97056Coordinates: 34°28′29″N 135°58′14″E / 34.47472°N 135.97056°E / 34.47472; 135.97056
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Ame-no-mikumari-no-kami
Hayaaki-Tsu-Hiko
Kuni-no-mikumari-no-kami
Leadership Miyake Mizuhiko
Website www1.odn.ne.jp/udanomikumari/
Date established 1320
Glossary of Shinto

Uda Mikumari Shrine (宇太水分神社, Uda Mikumari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Uda, Nara, Japan. It is dedicated to mikumari, a female Shinto kami associated with water. The honden was built near the end of the Kamakura period, and is listed as a National Treasure of Japan.



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