Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine

Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine
鳩峯八幡神社
Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine; 鳩峯八幡神社
	Hachiman Shrine
Location
Location	6-4-1 Namiki-chō, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0043
	Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°46′37″N 139°27′28″E / 35.77694°N 139.45778°E
Architecture
Date established	921 AD
Website
	www.city.tokorozawa.saitama.jp/iitokoro/enjoy/rekishi/shashinuturikawari/azuma/az14.html
	Glossary of Shinto

Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine (鳩峰八幡神社, Hatogamine Hachiman Jinja) is a

Shintō shrine in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines

, it was classified as a district shrine (郷社, gōsha).

History

Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine is believed to date to 921 AD as a branch of the

Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign against the Kamakura shogunate

. The "Kabutokakeno Pine Tree" (兜掛松, Kabutokakeno Matsu) on the grounds is claimed to date from that time and to be where Nitta hung his helmet while praying.

In year 1591 the future

Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu began a tradition of donating lumber for the shrine, which was maintained by subsequent shōguns until the end of the Edo period

in 1867.

The main hall rests on a wooded hilltop and dates from the Muromachi period, making it one of the oldest structures in Saitama Prefecture.

Setsumatsusha include a Yasaka Shrine and a Suiten-gū shrine.

Enshrined kami

Festivals

The major festivals are:

January 1 – Gantansai (New Year’s Festival)
January 5 – Reitaisai (Annual Festival / Bodhidharma Fair)
March 15 – Harumatsuri (Spring Festival)
April 15 – Reitaisai (Annual Festival)
July 15 – Natsu-Matsuri (Summer Festival)
September 15 – Aki-matsuri (Autumn Festival)
November 23 – Niinamesai

External links

Official website (in Japanese)