Morioka Hachimangū
Morioka Hachiman Shrine | |
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![]() Morioka Hachimangu Honden | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Hachiman |
Festival | September 15 |
Type | Hachiman Shrine |
Location | |
Location | Yawata-cho 13-2, Morioka, Iwate |
Geographic coordinates | 39°41′43.11″N 141°09′50.62″E / 39.6953083°N 141.1640611°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Hachiman-zukuri |
Date established | 1062 |
Website | |
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Morioka Hachimangū (
History
[edit]The Morioka Hachimangū was established in 1062 during the late Heian period when Minamoto no Yoriyoshi brought a bunrei of the Minamoto clan’s tutelary shrine, the Iwashimizu Hachimangū in Kyoto to pray for victory in his campaign against the Abe clan in the Former Nine Years War. It was originally called the Hatomori Hachimangū (
Shinto belief
[edit]The shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the Shinto kami Hachiman. Hachiman has been recognized as an amalgamation of the semi-legendary Emperor Ojin and his consort, Empress Jingū.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2362-7; OCLC 43487317
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "
北海道 ・東北 - チャグチャグ馬 コの鈴 の音 ". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011. - ^ Ponsbonby-Fane, Studies, pp. 78, 196.