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Iwazono-nimas-takumushitama Shrine is an ancient Engishiki grand shrine in Katashiocho, Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, with a former rank of Kensha. Locally known as Ryuogu (Dragon King Palace), its principal deity is Takumushitama no Mikoto. According to local tradition, the shrine forms the body of a great dragon along the Yokooji road, with Omiwa Shrine as the head and Nagao Shrine as the tail. Since ancient times, people of Yamato Province have visited this venerable shrine to pray for rain and an abundant harvest.