Awai Shrine is one of the 24 shrines in the Sanuki Engi-shiki, and is one of the most venerable shrines in Sanuki, having been widely revered for over 1,000 years.
In the past, it was also called “Karita-daimyojin” (Great Myojin of Karita) because of its vast area of deities as the general guardian of Karita-gun (almost all of present-day Kanonji City and a part of Mitoyo City).
During the Tensho era (1615-1626), when Nagasogabe of Tosa invaded Fujime Castle, the shrine was burned in a military fire and the old records were lost. Currently, approximately 3,000 hydrangea plants adorn the shrine grounds, and the shrine is visited by many worshippers from within and outside of the prefecture throughout June as a hydrangea shrine.
| address | 1716 Awai-cho, Kanonji City, Kagawa Prefecture 768-0052 |
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| car | Approximately 12 minutes (6.2 km) by car from the Onohara IC of the Takamatsu Expressway |
| train | Approximately 13 minutes (6.8 km) by cab from JR Kannonji Station |
| pubric bus | There are four buses a day; take the Pubric Bus Awai-Himehama Line from JR Kannonji Station and tell the driver to go to “Awai Shrine. There are no bus stops on the Pubric Bus, and you can get on and off anywhere on the bus route. (However, you are not allowed to get on and off the bus on Route 11 except at designated spots.) |
| parking lot | available |
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| contact us | Awai Shrine Awai Community Center |
