Iwa Shrine

Iwa jinja (伊和神社)
One of the shrine buildings at Iwa jinja
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Geographic coordinates 35°5′15″N 134°35′11.1″E / 35.08750°N 134.586417°E / 35.08750; 134.586417Coordinates: 35°5′15″N 134°35′11.1″E / 35.08750°N 134.586417°E / 35.08750; 134.586417
Affiliation Shinto
Glossary of Shinto

Iwa jinja (伊和神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Shiso, Hyōgo on the island of Honshu.[1]

History

Iwo jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Harima Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Hyōgo Prefecture. [2] The enshrined kami is Ookuninushi no kami (大国主神)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kotodamaya.com, "Iwo Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-20.
  2. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved 2012-11-20.

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