Meta Shrine

Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.

Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja)
The haiden of Meta Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	34.6392°N 135.7961°E / 34.6392; 135.7961
Glossary of Shinto

Shrine

The main deity is Hieda no Are, who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto and Sarutahiko Ōkami. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.

Festivals

The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on May 5（Children's Day (Japan)）^{[nb 1]}.

A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.^[3]

Facilities

• Kasuga Shrine
• Itsukushima Shrine
• Yabashira Shrine
• Storyteller Monument

Notes

1. The festival has been held on August 16, but in consideration of the recent heat wave, the date was changed to May 5 starting in 2025.^[1][2]