Niukawakami Shrine

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Niukawakami Shrine
丹生川上神社
Niukawakami Shrine.jpg
Niukawakami Shrine at Nara in Japan.
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Deity [ja]
Festival16 October
Location
Location968 Ōaza Omura
Higashiyoshino Yoshino District
Nara prefecture
Niukawakami Shrine is located in Japan
Niukawakami Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639Coordinates: 34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639
Architecture
StyleNagare-zukuri
Date established675
Website
www.niukawakami-jinja.jp
Icon of Shinto.svg Glossary of Shinto

Niukawakami Shrine (丹生川上神社, Niukawakami Jinja), also known as Nibukawakami Jinja, is a Shinto shrine located at Higashiyoshino in Nara, Japan.

History[]

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Niukawakami Shrine.[2]

From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.[3]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
  3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References[]

  • Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
  • ____________. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887


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