Hakone Shrine
| Hakone Jinja 箱根神社 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Haiden of Hakone Jinja | |
| Information | |
| Dedicated to | Hakone Gongen |
| Founded | Nara period |
| Address | 80-1 Hakone-machi, Ashigarushimo District, Kanagawa |
| Phone | 0460-83-7123 |
| Website | Homepage |
The Hakone Shrine (箱根神社 Hakone Jinja) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture.[1] It is also known as the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現).[2]
Enshrined kami
The primary kami of Hakone Shrine are
- Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊)[1]
- Konohanasakuya-hime (木花之開耶姫)[1]
- Hoori-no-Mikoto (火遠理命)[1]
These kami are known collectively as the Hakone Ōkami (箱根大神).[1]
History
According to shrine tradition, Hakone-jinja was founded in 757[2] during the reign of Emperor Kōshō.[3] The original shrine was at the summit of Mount Komagatake.[4] The shrine was relocated to on the shores of Lake Ashi; and its current form dates to 1667.[5]
According to the Azuma Kagami, Minamoto no Yoritomo sought guidance from the kami at Hakone after his defeat in Battle of Ishibashiyama during the Gempei War. [citation needed]
In the Kamakura period, the shrine was popular.[1] This support continued through the Sengoku period.
The shrine was 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. The Tokugawa shogunate continued to support the shrine.[citation needed]
In the system of ranked Shinto Shrines, Hakone was listed in 1875 among the 3rd class of nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社).[6]
Cultural artifacts
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.
Events
The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 1.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kotodamaya.com, "Hakone Jinja"; retrieved 2013-1-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hakone Gongen-jinja" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 279.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Hakone Shrine" at Japan-guide.com; retrieved 2013-1-27.
- ↑ Giesen, Walter. (2012). Japan, p. 259.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 125.
External links
Media related to Hakone-jinja at Wikimedia Commons
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 35°12′14″N 139°01′32″E / 35.20389°N 139.02556°E