Yahiko-jinja
Yahiko jinja (弥彦神社), also known as Iyahiko-jinja is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Yahiko, Niigata. It is located at the eastern base of Mount Yahiko in the middle of Sado Yahiko Quasi-National Park.[1]
History
Yahiko shrine was already well established when a new building was created by Imperial edict in the 8th century.[2] The enshrined kami is
- Ameno-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto (天香山命) who is said to have taught people how to produce salt from seawater.[3]
Yahiko was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture. [4]
The present shrine was rebuilt in 1916. The earlier shrine buildings were destroyed by a 1912 fire which started in the village.[2]
Related pages
- List of Shinto shrines in Japan
- Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
References
- ↑ Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), "Mt. Yahiko Area"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yahiko Village website, "Sightseeing Information--Yahiko Shrine"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ JNTO, "Yahiko-jinja Shrine"; Kotodamaya.com, "Yahiko Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.
External links
Media related to Yahiko-jinja at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 37°42′23.7″N 138°49′33.9″E / 37.706583°N 138.826083°E