Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "The Tale of Genji," is also revered as a tutelary deity, and Mt.

Deer, the messengers of the Oharano Shrine, can be seen in various places on the shrine grounds. Since the messenger of Kasuga-taisha Shrine, the shrine's main headquarters, is a deer, a male and a female deer statue each stand in front of the main shrine. Not only are they deer, but their cute faces are also noteworthy. Deer can also be seen in various other places, such as the deer in the hand-watering basin, in red seal books, and on good luck charms, so be sure to look for them.

A huge votive tablet with the zodiac of the year as a motif. Many shrines are often decorated only for the New Year, but at [Oharano Shrine] you can enjoy it all year round. The pop and cute ema are works by Kusunoki and Kuwata, who graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts. It's rare that it's three-dimensional, and it's unique to this one that the animal of the zodiac and the deer, the messenger of Oharano Shrine, are drawn together.

A sacred tree about 500 years old that was broken by Typhoon No. 21 in September 2018. It is said that the lower part of the remaining sacred tree was hollow, and now it is maintained with a roof so that worshipers can enter. Experience the power of the 500-year-old tree spirit through the rare experience of entering a sacred tree.

Koizawa Pond was modeled after Nara's Sarusawa Pond when it was first built. The bridge over the pond and the water lilies are so similar to Claude Monet's masterpiece "Water Lily Pond and Japanese Bridge" that it became a hot topic on social media. From June to August, you can see the scenery of water lilies blooming. In late autumn, the reflection of autumn leaves on the surface of the water peeking through the gaps between the leaves of the water lilies is also beautiful.

The Otagari Festival is held on the second Sunday of September every year to offer thanks for a bountiful harvest. During the festival, sumo wrestling is held to dedicate to the gods. It has been dedicated to the gods as a prayer for the co-prosperity of the region by having sumo wrestlers from the surname "Saito", which is common in the north of the shrine, and the surname "Hata", which is common in the south. It is also designated as an intangible folk cultural property of Kyoto City.