Kehi Shrine

Coordinates: 35°39′18″N 136°04′29″E / 35.6550°N 136.0747°E / 35.6550; 136.0747
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Kehi Shrine
氣比神宮
Nakatorii of Kehi Shrine Map
Religion
Important Cultural Property

Kehi Shrine (氣比神宮, Kehi Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the Akebono-chō neighborhood of the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Echizen Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on September 4.[1] The shrine is considered the chief guardian shrine of the Hokuriku region.

Enshrined kami

The kami enshrined at Kehi Jingū are:

  • Izasawake-no-mikoto (伊奢沙別命), the semi-legendary Prince Tsunuga Arashito, who traveled from his home in Silla to Tsuruga during the reign of Emperor Sujin. According to the Nihon Shoki he had horns coming from his head; the area was named “Tsunuga,” written, literally, “horn-deer,” and over time it became “Tsuruga.”
  • Emperor Chūai (仲哀天皇, Chūai-tennō), the semi-legendary 14th Emperor of Japan
  • Empress Jingū (神功皇后, Jingū-kōgō), consort of Emperor Chūai
  • Yamato Takeru (ヤマトタケルノミコト, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto)
  • Tama-hime no mikoto (玉姫命), the daughter of Empress Jingū
  • Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇, Ōjin-tennō), the 15th Emperor of Japan
  • Takenouchi no Sukune (武内宿禰), legendary hero-statesman

History

The Kehi Jingū is located in the northeastern part of Tsuruga city in the central part of Fukui prefecture. Tsuruga has a good natural port, and was the gateway between the

Matsuo Basho, and his visit is still commemorated with a statue and a stone monument inscribed with his haiku.[2]

During the

Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines[3]

The shrine was mostly destroyed in 1945, during the

Kasuga Taisha Shrine and Hiroshima’s Itsukushima Shrine.[2]

The shrine is located a 15-minute walk from

JR West Hokuriku Main Line.[4]

Gallery

  • Ōtorii (ICP)
    Ōtorii (ICP)
  • Honden
    Honden
  • Outer Haiden
    Outer Haiden
  • Middle Torii and Outer Haiden
    Middle Torii and Outer Haiden
  • Gate
    Gate
  • Ema Hall
    Ema Hall
  • former shrine offices
    former shrine offices

Cultural Properties

Important Cultural Properties

  • Kehi Jingū Ō
    Arisugawa Takehito.[5]

See also

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kehi-jingu.

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-4634150867
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-4569669304
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  3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 125.
  4. ISBN 978-4582945614
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  5. ^ "気比神宮大鳥居〉" [Kehi Jingū Ōtorii] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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