====Main Shrines====

====Main Shrines====

*'''Takihara Grand Shrine''' (滝原宮 ''Takihara-gu'' or ''Takihara-no-miya'')

*'''Takihara Grand Shrine''' (滝原宮 ''Takihara-gu'' or ''Takihara-no-miya'')

*: The largest and main shrine of Taiki. It is the sister shrine to Ise Jingu, one of the most famous sites in Mie prefecture and one of the most significant shrines of Shinto. It is a small shrine complex with four shrines on-site: two "betsugu" shrines and two "shokansha" shrines. The two betsugu shrines are Takihara-no-miya, which is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu's "nigimitama" (spirit at peace), and Takihara Narabi-no-miya, which is dedicated to her "aramitama" (violent spirit at unrest). The two shokansha shrines are Wakamiya Shrine and Nagayuke Shrine.

*: The largest and main shrine of Taiki. It is the sister shrine to Ise Jingu, one of the most famous sites in Mie prefecture and one of the most significant shrines of Shinto. It is a small shrine complex with four shrines on-site: two "betsugu" shrines and two "shokansha" shrines. The two betsugu shrines are Takihara-no-miya, which is dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu's "nigimitama" (spirit at peace), and Takihara Narabi-no-miya, which is dedicated to her "aramitama" (violent spirit at unrest). The two shokansha shrines are Wakamiya Shrine and Nagayuke Shrine. When praying at the shrine, you should pray to the shrines in order: Takihara-no-miya, Takihara Narabi-no-miya, Wakamiya Shrine, and Nagayuke Shrine.

::Legend has it that during Yamato Hime no Mikoto's travels in search of a place to enshrine Amaterasu, she went south from Ise and dedicated the shrine Isonomiya. From there, she traveled up the Miyagawa River, and ran into trouble when she couldn't cross the river due to the sand and swift current. The god of the land Manako appeared and helped her cross. After dedicating a shrine to Manako on the shores of the river, she moved on to the formerly named "Ōkawa no Takihara no Kuni." She was moved by the beauty of the land she discovered, and decided to establish a shrine to Amaterasu there. That shrine is Takihara Grand Shrine.

::Legend has it that during Yamato Hime no Mikoto's travels in search of a place to enshrine Amaterasu, she went south from Ise and dedicated the shrine Isonomiya. From there, she traveled up the Miyagawa River, and ran into trouble when she couldn't cross the river due to the sand and swift current. The god of the land Manako appeared and helped her cross. After dedicating a shrine to Manako on the shores of the river, she moved on to the formerly named "Ōkawa no Takihara no Kuni." She was moved by the beauty of the land she discovered, and decided to establish a shrine to Amaterasu there. That shrine is Takihara Grand Shrine.