Hachiman shrine

A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja^?, also Hachiman-gū (八幡宮^?)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to kami Hachiman. It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari.

Originally the name was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some occasions.

Famous Hachiman shrines

• The following four shrines are made 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.
  • Usa Shrine 宇佐神宮 (Usa, Ōita) -- Sōhonsha (the head shrine) of Hachiman Shrines.
  • Iwashimizu Shrine 岩清水八幡宮 (Yawata, Kyoto)
  • Hakozaki Shrine 筥崎宮 (Fukuoka)
  • Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū 鶴岡八幡宮 (Kamakura, Kanagawa)

Other Hachiman shrines

• • Hakodate Hachiman Shrine 函館八幡宮 (Hakodate, Hokkaido)
  • Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine 鳩峰八幡神社 (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
  • Morioka Hachiman Shrine 盛岡八幡宮 (Morioka, Iwate)
  • Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine 大崎八幡宮 (Sendai, Miyagi)
  • Tomioka Hachiman Shrine 富岡八幡宮 (Koto, Tokyo)
  • Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine 手向山八幡宮 (near Todaiji, Nara)
  • Umi Hachiman Shrine 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)
  • Hachiman Shrine (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)

External links

• Bender, Ross. "Usa Shrine 宇佐神宮". http://rossbender.org/usahachimangu.html. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 
• Bender, Ross. "Miyazaki Hachiman Shrine 宮崎八幡宮". http://rossbender.org/miyazaki.html. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 

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