Shiogama Jinja
Shiogama Shrine in the spring
Zuishinmon (1704), Important Cultural Property
Shiogama-zakura (Prunus lannesiana cv shiogama), Natural Monument
Shiogama Jinja (鹽竈神社) is a Shinto shrine in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Known from the ninth century, fifteen of its buildings have been designated Important Cultural Properties. Bashō recounts his visit in Oku no Hosomichi, telling off the magnificent pillars, painted ceiling, long flight of stone steps, votive lanterns, and the 'sparkle of the vermilion fence in the morning sun'.[1]
Buildings
Fifteen structures of the Edo period have been designated Important Cultural Properties:[2]
- Torii (1663)[3]
- Left Honden (1704)[4]
- Right Honden (1704)[5]
- Side Honden (1704)[6]
- Left Heiden (1704)[7]
- Right Heiden (1704)[8]
- Side Heiden (1704)[9]
- Left & Right Haiden (1663)[10]
- Side Haiden (1663)[11]
- Left & Right Kairō (1704)[12]
- Side Kairō (1704)[13]
- Mon Kairō (1704)[14]
- Left & Right Mizugaki (1704)[15]
- Side Mizugaki (1704)[16]
- Zuishinmon (1704)[17]
Treasures
A museum houses a number of shrine treasures:
- Tachi (Kamakura period) (ICP)[18][19][2]
- Tachi (Kamakura period) (ICP)[20][21][2]
- Tachi (Edo period) (Prefectural Cultural Properties)[22][2]
- Masks (Prefectural Tangible Folk Cultural Properties)[23][2]
There is a bronze lantern in the precinct (City-designated Cultural Property)[2]
Natural Monuments
- Shiogama-zakura (Natural Monument)[24][25][2]
- Ilex latifolia (Prefectural Natural Monument)[26][2]
- Cryptomeria (City-designated Natural Monument)[2]
Festivals
A number of festivals are held throughout the year, with yabusame in July.[27]
Shiwahiko Jinja
Shiwahiko Jinja was transferred into the precincts of Shiogama Jinja in the nineteenth century.[28]
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
- Matsuri
References
- ↑ Miner, Earl (1969). Japanese Poetic Diaries. University of California Press. pp. 172f.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Shiogama Cultural Properties Guide". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "MIyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "MIyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "MIyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "MIyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "Miyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "MIyagi no bunkazai". Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Annual Events". Shiogama Jinja. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Shiogama Jinja and Shiwahiko Jinja". Shiogama Tourism and Industry Association. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
External links
- (Japanese) Shiogama Jinja homepage
- (Japanese) Guide to the Cultural Properties of Shiogama City
- (English) Introduction to Shiogama Jinja
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Coordinates: 38°19′9″N 141°0′43″E / 38.31917°N 141.01194°E