Niukawakami Shrine

Niukawakami Shrine
丹生川上神社
Niukawakami Shrine at Nara in Japan.
Shown within Japan
Basic information
Location 968 Ōaza Omura
Higashiyoshino Yoshino District
Nara prefecture
Geographic coordinates 34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639Coordinates: 34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639
Affiliation Shinto
Deity Mizuhanome
Festival 16 October
Website www.niukawakami-jinja.jp
Architectural description
Architectural style Nagare-zukuri
Date established 675
Glossary of Shinto

Niukawakami Shrine (丹生川上神社, Niukawakami Jinja), also known as Nibukawakami Jinja, is a Shinto shrine located at Higashiyoshino in Nara, Japan.

History

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 Niukawakami Shrine.[2]

From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja 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]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
  2. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
  3. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References

  • Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 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


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