Muraya Shrine (Murayaza Mifutsuhime Shrine)

Mihotsuhime, the main deity of Muraya Shrine, is known as the "goddess of matchmaking," "the goddess of wifely support," and "the goddess of rice cultivation." She is married to the deity enshrined at Ogami Shrine in Sakurai City, and it is said that visiting both shrines will bring even more blessings. The area around this shrine has been an extremely popular area for folk performing arts since ancient times, and is also known as the birthplace of Japanese performing arts. There is a theory that Kannami and Zeami, father and son who perfected Noh during the Muromachi period, were originally from Moriya-go, where Muraya Shrine is located.