Tagata Shrine
田縣神社
A shrine known for prayers for fertility and family prosperity, where a giant phallus-shaped float is carried every March 15, drawing many foreign visitors.
Tagata Shrine in Tagata-cho, Komaki, is dedicated to deities of abundant harvests and family prosperity. Its grounds display many phallus-shaped wooden and stone carvings, and people seeking children or a good marriage come in steady streams. The most famous event is the Hounen Festival (Fertility Festival) on March 15, when worshippers carry a large cypress phallus-shaped portable shrine about 2.5 meters long, attracting many foreign tourists. Entry is free and the shrine is open all day. It is next to Tagata Shrine Station on the Meitetsu Komaki Line, about 15 minutes by train from Inuyama Station.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Museum Meiji-mura
- Inuyama Festival & Inuyama Artifacts Museum
- Sanko Inari Shrine
- Haritsuna Shrine
- Uraku-en Garden & Jo-an Teahouse
- Inuyama Castle
- Inuyama Naritasan Temple
- Kiso River Cormorant Fishing