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| | Brief History of Tsubaki Grand Shrine |
 | | In August of the year 27 of the reign of the 11th Emperor Suinin (29BCE to 70 CE), 3 BCE, Tsubaki Grand Shrine was constituted at the foot of Mt. Takayama and Mt. Hikiyama, as the central shrine of all Sarutahiko Shrines, according to an oracle attributed to the princess Yamato-hime-no-mikoto, daughter of Emperor Suinin. |
 | | When the 16th Emperor Nintoku (313 to 399 CE) visited Tsubaki Grand shrine, then known as Chiwaki Grand Shrine, meaning the shrine as the crossroads of heaven and Earth, he had a dream in which one thousand camellia blossomed in one night. |
 | | The 45th Emperor, Shomu (724 to 748CE) is recorded as visiting Tsubaki Grand Shrine in order to set Peace for the whole land, tranquility in the four seas, normal weather, and good harvest. |
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