Hiyoshi Taisha

Hiyoshi Shrine (日吉大社, Hiyoshi taisha?)
Nishi Hongū (West Hall of Worship) Honden
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Address	Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Glossary of Shinto

Hiyoshi Taisha shrine (日吉大社^?, the same characters used to be pronounced Hie Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Hiyoshi Shrine (日吉大社, Hiyoshi taisha^?), also known as Hiyoshi jinja (日吉神社^?) or Hie jinja.

The West Hall of Worship (西本宮,, nishi hon-gū^?) and the East Hall of Worship (東本宮,, higashi hon-gū^?) have been designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as National Treasures in the category shrines. This shrine heads the seventh largest shrine network in Japan, at about 4,000 shrines.