Atago Jinja (Kyoto)
| Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 | |
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  Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 | |
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| Type | Atago shrine |
| Dedicated to | Atago Gongen |
| Founded | 701 - 704 |
| Founder(s) | En no Ozunu, Taichō |
| Reisai | Sen-nichi Tsuyasai (July 31) |
| Address | Atago-chō, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto |
| Coordinates | 35°3′36″N 135°38′4″E / 35.06000°N 135.63444°E |
| Website |
kyoto-atago |
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Glossary of Shinto | |
Atago Jinja (愛宕神社) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire.[1] Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century.[2] The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[3] (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E / 35.04111°N 135.58694°E) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.[2]
Deities
Main hall
- Izanami no Mikoto
- Haniyasuhime no Mikoto
- Amenokumahito no Mikoto
- Wakumusubi no Kami
- Toyoukebime no Mikoto
Wakamiya
- Ikazuchi no Kami
- Kagutsuchi no Mikoto
- Hamushi no Kami
Okumiya
See also
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References
- ↑ "Atago Stone Lanterns". Kyoto City. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- 1 2 "Atago Jinja - about". Atago Jinja. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ↑ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
Further reading
Bouchy, Anne-Marie (1987). "The Cult of Mount Atago and the Atago Confraternities". The Journal of Asian Studies 46 (2): 255–277. doi:10.2307/2056014.
External links
(Japanese) Atago Jinja homepage
Coordinates: 35°03′36″N 135°38′04″E / 35.06000°N 135.63444°E