Taga Taisha Shrine, located in Taga-cho, Inukami-gun, Shiga Pref. is the main shrine of Taga shrines in the country. Taga Taisha Shrine has been called by a friendly nickname of “Otaga-san” and has been visited by a lot of people since the ancient times. As it is sung in the folk song “if you visit Ise, then why not Taga? Ise is a child of Taga …,” here at Taga Taisha Shrine, Izanagi and Izanami, the parents of Amaterasu Oomikami, the main god at Ise Grand Shrine, are enshrined. The both shrines have been linked each other for a long period of time. According to the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), Izanagi and Izanami descended from the heaven on this town of Taga. So, the town of Taga developed as the shrine town of Taga Taisha Shrine, where the god and goddess of longevity and marriage are enshrined. The precinct has an area of 60,000 sq. m. The shrine is said to be originated in a shrine temple of Tendai Sect, Fudoin, founded in 1494. It changed its name from Taga Shrine to Taga Taisha Shrine in 1947.