Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮)

Atsuta Shrine, located in Nagoya City (名古屋市), Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), Japan, is one of the most important shrines in the country. It is accessible from 3 stations, namely JR Atsuta station (熱田駅) of the JR lines (JR線), Jingu-mae station (神宮前駅) of the Meitetsu-Nagoya line (名鉄名古屋本線), and Jingu-nishi station (神宮西駅) of the Meijo subway (名城線). It's still a 10-minute walk from Jingu-nishi station (where I got off) to the west gate, but the sights made the walk interesting.

Just along the sidewalk is a marker for the birth place of a famous Japanese named Minamoto Yoritomo, related to one of the head priests of Atsuta Shrine in the Heain period. Minamoto Yoritomo was the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate.

I had a good view of Atsuta Shrine's west gate from where I crossed the street. It was getting late in the afternoon and I didn't know until what time the whole shrine is open to the public, so I just made a quick tour around and didn't know if I covered the entire place (I think not). Though I wanted to take more pictures, people were starting to get out, so I just went with the flow.

You can check Atsuta Shrine's official website here.