Amatsu Shrine

**Amatsu Shrine** (天津神社, *Amatsu jinja*)
Amatsu Shrine (天津神社, Amatsu jinja)
	Amatsu Shrine, July 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Location
	Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	37°2′24.5″N 137°51′51.3″E / 37.040139°N 137.864250°ECoordinates: 37°2′24.5″N 137°51′51.3″E / 37.040139°N 137.864250°E
	Glossary of Shinto

Amatsu Shrine (天津神社, Amatsu jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Itoigawa, Niigata.^[1] It is considered to be one of the two top tourist spots in Tohoku Prefecture due to the renowned Edo-era shrine and its impressive entertainment.

History[]

Amatsu was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture.^[2] The enshrined kami are:

Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊), also known as Amatsuhikohikoho Ninigi no mikoto^[1]
Ame-no-Koyane (天児屋根神)^[1]
Futodama no mikoto (太玉命)^[1]

Related pages[]

List of Shinto shrines in Japan

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Kotodamaya.com, "Amatsu Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
^ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.

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[kotodamayama-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Kotodamaya.com, "Amatsu Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.

[2] "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.

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