Meta Shrine

Meta Shrine (賣太神社) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara, Nara, Japan.

Shrine
The main deity is Hieda no Are, who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto and Sarutahiko Ōkami. Hieda no Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.

Festivals
The Hieda-No-Are festival takes place every year on August 16.

A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.

Facilities

 * Kasuga Shrine
 * Itsukushima Shrine
 * Yabashira Shrine
 * Storyteller Monument