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Tado Taisha

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Tado Shrine (多度大社, Tado Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in the Tado-chō area of the city of Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is well known for its Tado Festival, which takes place on May 4 and 5 every year. The shrine has five nationally designated and one prefecturally designated Important Cultural Properties.

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The entrance to Tado Shrine during the Tado Festival

It was formerly a national shrine of the first rank (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

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Festivals

  • Tado Festival (May 45): The largest of the events at the shrine, it involves young men riding horses up a hill and over a wall.
  • Chōchin Festival (Saturday and Sunday in late-July): A lantern festival.
  • Yabusame Festival (November 23): A horseback riding archery competition.


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