神社以其罕见的小叶三叶杜鹃(kobanomitsuba tsutsuji)而闻名,这是一种长有三片小叶子的独特品种,生长在神社的圣地之中。

The city of Nishinomiya literally means 'shrine of the west' and was named after Hirota Shrine, making the shrine more famous than the city itself!

Hirota is the only shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture with the Imperial title 'Grand Shrine,' a distinction granted by Emperor Shirakawa in the 11th century that sets it apart from other shrines using 'taisha.'

神功皇后于3世纪创建了Hirota神社,此前太阳女神Amaterasu在梦中向她显灵,命令将她和其他神祇供奉于此,以助实现政治抱负。