| Hakone Jinja 箱根神社 |
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| Dedicated to | Hakone Gongen |
| Founded | Nara period |
| Address | 80-1 Hakone-machi, Ashigarushimo District, Kanagawa |
| Phone | 0460-83-7123 |
| Website | Homepage |
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The Hakone Shrine (箱根神社 Hakone Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Hakone in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現). It is located on the shores of Lake Ashi. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 1.
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The primary kami of Hakone Shrine are Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊), Konohanasakuya-hime (木花之開耶姫), and Hoori-no-Mikoto (火遠理命), collectively known as the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現).
There are numerous small subsidiary shrines to various kami within the shrine grounds.
The date of Hakone Shrine’s foundation is unknown, and although apparently very ancient, its name does not appear in any of the Rikkokushi official chronicles nor the Engishiki records. Shrine tradition asserts that it was founded during the reign of Emperor Kōshō by yamabushi named Mangan from Mount Komagatake and relocated to its present location in 757 AD. By the late Heian period, the shrine was a flourishing establishment, and according to the Azuma Kagami, Minamoto no Yoritomo sought assistance from the Hakone Shrine during the Gempei War after his defeat at the nearby Battle of Ishibashiyama. Due to his success in establishing the Kamakura shogunate, the shrine was subsequently well-supported by the samurai classes through the Sengoku period. Although burned down by the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Battle of Odawara, it was reconstructed by Tokugawa Ieyasu and given a grant of 200 koku of revenue. Subsequent generations of Tokugawa Shoguns continued to support the shrine.
After the Meiji Restoration, Hakone Shrine was granted the rank of Kokuhei Shōsha under State Shinto in 1875. [1]
Hakone Shrine has a small museum, in which are displayed a number of the shrine’s treasures. These include five items which are ranked as national Important Cultural Property.
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