| Tanzan Shrine 談山神社 |
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| Dedicated to | Fujiwara no Kamatari |
| Founded | 678 |
| Address | 319 Tōnomine, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 〒633-0032 |
| Phone | 0744-49-0001 |
| Website | Homepage |
Glossary of Shinto |
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Tanzan Shrine (談山神社 Tanzan-jinja), also known as the Tōnomine Temple (多武峯寺), is a Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It was a major Buddhist site before the anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji Era, which led to the destruction of many Buddhist temples in Japan. The original temple, a 13-story wooden pagoda, was built in 678. The present pagoda was built in 1532. The honden, or main hall, is built in the Kasuga-zukuri style. It is dedicated to Fujiwara no Kamatari, founder of the Fujiwara clan.
Kemari Matsuri ("Kick-ball Festival") is held every year on April 29 and the second Sunday in November. On this day, people in ancient costumes and arranged in a circle play a form of football in which they kick a ball made of deerskin to each other.