Our Prefecture

Meta Shrine is located in Yamato-Koriyama City. Are Hieda, who lived about 1300 years ago, is enshrined there. He devoted a lot editing the Kojiki ordered by the Emperor Temmu.

The Kojiki is a book that depicts how Japan was created by the gods and how they conquered the savage people living in the country at that time.

Are Hieda was a very smart person who had an excellent memory for history. People pay homage at this shrine now wishing to be wise like Are Hieda(who is worshipped as a god).