Mikami Shrine

Mikami Shrine 御上神社
Honden of Mikami Shrine, (NT)
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja]
Location
Location	Yasu, Shiga, Japan
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Geographic coordinates	35°03′00″N 136°01′39″E / 35.0500°N 136.0274°E / 35.0500; 136.0274
Architecture
Founder	Fujiwara no Fuhito
Date established	c.718 AD
Website
Official website
Glossary of Shinto National Treasure Important Cultural Property

Mikami Shrine (御上神社, Mikami Jinja)) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine is Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja], Amaterasu's grandson, who in legend, descended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the shintai of the mountain.^[1]