Isasa Shrine

This is an old shrine located along the old Nakasendo road in Kusatsu-juku, and the main hall is made of cypress bark and has an Ikken-shanagare construction, which is slender but full of elegance. It has been designated as a ``National Important Cultural Property'' because it clearly conveys the style of the Muromachi period. The main enshrined deity, Iwanagahimenomikoto, is the Osahime of the mountain god Oyamatsumi no Mikoto, a very good-natured, healthy, and long-lived deity. It is known as. There are few shrines in Japan that enshrine Ishichohime no Mikoto in the main shrine, and the number of people visiting the shrine from far and wide is increasing as they admire the divine virtues of the god. At the Tomei Festival held on September 13th every year, the ``Shibukawa Flower Dance'' (prefecture-selected intangible folk cultural property) is dedicated, which is said to have started in 1469 as a thank you for rain.