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The Meta shrine is in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamato Koriyama in Nara, Japan.

Shrine
The main deity is Hieda-No-Are (稗田阿礼]), who was involved in the compilation of the Kojiki, and Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto (天宇受売命, 天鈿女命) and Sarutahiko Ōkami (猿田毘古大神, 猿田彦大神). Hieda-No-Are is the god of scholarship and storytelling.

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

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

Facilities

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