Ōyamato Shrine
| Ōyamato Shrine 大和神社 | |
|---|---|
|
The Haiden, or main prayer hall. | |
| Information | |
| Dedicated to | Yamatonoookunitamanokami, Ōkuninushi, Toshigami |
| Address | 306 Hoshiyama, Shinsencho, Tenri, Nara |
| Website |
www5 |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Ōyamato Shrine (大和神社 Ōyamato Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan.
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 Ōyamato Shrine.[2]
From 1871 through 1946, the Ōyamato Shrine 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]
The shrine was a guardian shrime of Japanese battleship Yamato.[4]
See also
- List of Shinto shrines
- Twenty-Two Shrines
- Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
External links
- (Japanese) Official Site
Notes
- ↑ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.
- ↑ Official Site
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ohyamato-jinja. |
- Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 10-ISBN 0-824-82363-X; 13-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
Coordinates: 34°34′15″N 135°50′15″E / 34.57083°N 135.83750°E
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||