Meta Shrine
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| Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) | |
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 The haiden of Meta Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°38′21″N 135°47′46″E / 34.6392°N 135.7961°E |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Meta Shrine (賣太神社, Meta Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Hieda, a moated village located in Yamatokōriyama in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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 May 5（Children's Day (Japan)）[nb 1].
A Hieda-No-Are celebration was held on April 30, 2012, to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the compilation of the Kojiki.[3]