Minashi Shrine
| Minashi Shrine 水無神社 | |
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 Minashi Shrine
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Toshigami |
| Festival | May 2 |
| Location | |
| Location | Takayama-shi, Gifu-ken 502-0071 Japan |
  Shown within Gifu Prefecture  Minashi Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°05′7.10″N 137°15′6.7″E / 36.0853056°N 137.251861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 9th century |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Hida-Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine (飛騨一宮水無神社, Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Jinja), commonly: Minashi Shrine (水無神社, Minashi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of the former Hida Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 2.[1]
Enshrined kami
The primary kami enshrined at Minashi Jinja is:
- Toshigami (御歳大神), the god of the year.
History
There are no official records marking the construction of the shrine; however, during the reign of
Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines from 1871. From 1874 to 1877, Shimazaki Masaki, the father of author Shimazaki Tōson and model for the main character of his seminal work Before the Dawn was the kannushi of this shrine.[2]
Because of the
Kusanagi
from August 21 to September 19, 1945.
The shrine is located an eight-minute walk from
JR Central Takayama Main Line.[3]
Gallery
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Approach -
Precincts -
Memorial to Shimazaki Masaki
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See also
References
- Plutschow, Herbe. Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (1996) ISBN 1-873410-63-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
External links
Media related to Minashi Shrine at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ISBN 978-4634150867.
- ISBN 978-4569669304.
- ISBN 978-4582945614.