ait ama ▁City , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁called ▁K aw ago e ▁H ik awa ▁S hr ine . ▁H ik awa ▁S hr ine ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Re it ais ai , ▁or ▁a ▁festival ▁considered ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁K aw ago e ▁festival , ▁which ▁was ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Import ant ▁Int ang ible ▁Fol k ▁Cultural ▁Property ▁and ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁Int ang ible ▁Cultural ▁Heritage . ▁It ' s ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁" cor rid or ▁of ▁wind chi imes ". ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁H ik awa ▁S hr ine ▁was ▁founded ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Kin me i , ▁in ▁ 5 4 1 . ▁The ▁shr ine ▁had ▁an ▁influ ential ▁parish ion er ' s ▁group ▁with ▁various ▁sub ordinate ▁pri ests . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 4 5 7 , ▁when ▁K aw ago e ▁Castle ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁O ta ▁D osh in , ▁O ta ▁Dok an ▁( father ▁and ▁son ), ▁the ▁shr ine ▁had ▁been ▁wor sh ipped ▁by ▁the ▁success ive ▁l ords ▁of ▁K aw ago e ▁Domain ▁as ▁the ▁genius ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁town ▁K aw ago e . ▁The ▁main ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁shr ine ▁has ▁elaborate ▁car v ings , ▁which ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁M ats ud ai ra ▁Nar its une , ▁the ▁lord ▁of ▁K aw ago e ▁Domain ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁cultural ▁asset ▁of