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Watatsumi Shrine | |
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Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Watatsumi |
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https://kaijinjya.main.jp/ | |
Glossary of Shinto |
Watatsumi Shrine (海神社, Watatsumi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe. [1] [2] [3]: 7 It is said to have been founded by the legendary Empress Jingu (169–269 AD). [2] [3]: 7 It is one of the three major shrines of Harima Province. [2] It has a festival on October 11. [2]
It is colloquially called Sea Shrine (海神社, Umi Jinja) due to that being a more common reading of the characters. [2] It is also read as Kai Shrine or called Tarumi Shrine. [3]: 7
According to the shrine's legend, Empress Jingū was nearly shipwrecked when returning to Japan from a military conquest in Korea. She survived thanks to praying to Watatsumi, and made the shrine to honor him. [3]: 7 [2] There are 22 Watatsumi shrines in the region that claim to have been founded by her in these circumstances. [3]: 7 Ikasuri Shrine and Ikuta Shrine were both also made at the same time by the Empress. [2] The son of Tomomi no Sukune who accompanied the Empress on her expedition became the first priest of the shrine. [4]
In 806 AD, the shrine was financially supported by taxes from ten households. [2] It was listed as a Myojin Taisha, the highest rank of significant shrines in the 927 AD Engishiki. [5]
In the Edo Period it gained a lot of significance for the rulers of the Akashi Domain, who visited it every February. [2]
Originally its main Torii was located on the beach like Itsukushima Shrine, but due to land reclamation after WWII its torii is now a fair bit inland. [2]
This article has an unclear
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Watatsumi Shrine | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Watatsumi |
Website | |
https://kaijinjya.main.jp/ | |
Glossary of Shinto |
Watatsumi Shrine (海神社, Watatsumi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe. [1] [2] [3]: 7 It is said to have been founded by the legendary Empress Jingu (169–269 AD). [2] [3]: 7 It is one of the three major shrines of Harima Province. [2] It has a festival on October 11. [2]
It is colloquially called Sea Shrine (海神社, Umi Jinja) due to that being a more common reading of the characters. [2] It is also read as Kai Shrine or called Tarumi Shrine. [3]: 7
According to the shrine's legend, Empress Jingū was nearly shipwrecked when returning to Japan from a military conquest in Korea. She survived thanks to praying to Watatsumi, and made the shrine to honor him. [3]: 7 [2] There are 22 Watatsumi shrines in the region that claim to have been founded by her in these circumstances. [3]: 7 Ikasuri Shrine and Ikuta Shrine were both also made at the same time by the Empress. [2] The son of Tomomi no Sukune who accompanied the Empress on her expedition became the first priest of the shrine. [4]
In 806 AD, the shrine was financially supported by taxes from ten households. [2] It was listed as a Myojin Taisha, the highest rank of significant shrines in the 927 AD Engishiki. [5]
In the Edo Period it gained a lot of significance for the rulers of the Akashi Domain, who visited it every February. [2]
Originally its main Torii was located on the beach like Itsukushima Shrine, but due to land reclamation after WWII its torii is now a fair bit inland. [2]