Shinmesha

This is where the horses that the kami ride are dedicated. The Shinmesha was built for celebrating the 50th year of Emperor Showa’s ascension to the throne. The sculpture of shinme led by the monkey was carved by a sculptor named Hirano Fuzan. This sculpture has been kept in the Shinmesha. There is a place to hang ema (votive horse tablets) on the side of the Shinmesha.