Hachiman shrine

Iwashimizu Hachimangū, a Hachiman shrine in Yawata, Kyoto.

A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja, also Hachimangū (八幡宮)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman.^[1] It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine).^[1]

Originally the name was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some cases. Many towns and cities incorporating the names Hachiman, Yawata or Yahata grew around these shrines.

Famous Hachiman shrines[]

The following four shrines are often grouped into groups of three, either as Usa-Iwashimizu-Hakozaki or Usa-Iwashimizu-Tsurugaoka, and both of these groupings are known as the Three Major Hachiman Shrines of Japan (三大八幡宮).

• Usa Jingū 宇佐神宮 (Usa, Ōita), the Sōhonsha (head shrine)
• Iwashimizu Hachimangū 岩清水八幡宮 (Yawata, Kyoto)
• Hakozaki Shrine 筥崎宮 (Fukuoka)
• Tsurugaoka Hachimangū 鶴岡八幡宮 (Kamakura)

Other notable Hachiman shrines[]

• Hakodate Hachiman Shrine 函館八幡宮 (Hakodate, Hokkaido)
• Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine 鳩峰八幡神社 (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
• Morioka Hachimangū 盛岡八幡宮 (Morioka, Iwate)
• Ōsaki Hachimangū 大崎八幡宮 (Sendai, Miyagi)
• Shiroyama Hachimangū, Nagoya
• Tomioka Hachiman Shrine 富岡八幡宮 (Koto, Tokyo)
• Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine 手向山八幡宮 (near the Tōdai-ji, Nara)
• Umi Hachiman-gū 宇美八幡宮 (Umi, Fukuoka)
• Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) 大宮八幡宮 (Suginami, Tokyo)
• Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo) 大宮八幡宮 (Miki, Hyōgo)
• Ōshio Hachiman Shrine 大塩八幡宮 (Echizen, Fukui)
• Saipan Hachiman Shrine (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)
• Miyake Hachimangū 三宅八幡宮 (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)

See also[]

• Inari Shrine

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hachiman shrines.

• Bender, Ross. "Usa Shrine 宇佐神宮". Retrieved 25 May 2008.
• Bender, Ross. "Miyazaki Hachiman Shrine 宮崎八幡宮". Retrieved 25 May 2008.

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