Sasamuta-jinja

Sasamuta-jinja (西寒多神社)
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Basic information
Location Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu
Geographic coordinates 33°10′21.9″N 131°35′54.2″E / 33.172750°N 131.598389°E / 33.172750; 131.598389Coordinates: 33°10′21.9″N 131°35′54.2″E / 33.172750°N 131.598389°E / 33.172750; 131.598389
Affiliation Shinto
Glossary of Shinto
Man'nenbashi Bridge at Sasamuta Shrine

Sasamuta-jinja (西寒多神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu.[1]

History

Sasamuta was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Bungo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Ōita Prefecture. [2] The enshrined kami is:

  • Amaterasu oomikami (天照皇大御神)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kotodamaya.com, "Sasamuta Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-10-25.

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