Takekoma Inari Shrine
| Takekoma Inari Jinja 竹駒稲荷神社 | |
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Inari Shrine | |
| Location | |
| Location | 1-1 Inari-chō, Iwanuma-shi, Miyagi-ken, |
  Shown within Miyagi Prefecture  Takekoma Inari Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°6′18″N 140°51′44.4″E / 38.10500°N 140.862333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 842 AD |
| Website | |
| www.miyagi-jinjacho.or.jp | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
The Takekoma Inari Shrine (竹駒稲荷神社) is a
Inari's traditional festival day is the first horse day (the sixth day) of the second month of the lunisolar calendar; in recent years, the shrine has celebrated the event on a Sunday in February or early March. This festival is estimated to draw a quarter-million attendees.[2]
The shrine is also home to a horsemanship museum.
Enshrined kami
The primary
History
The Takekoma Inari Shrine was established in 842 AD, reputedly by
Notable structures
The Honden of the shrine was a structure built by the 5th daimyō of Sendai Domain, Date Yoshimura, but burned down in a fire on November 21, 1990. It was rebuilt in 1994. Currently, the oldest structure in the shrine is the Zuishinmon two-story gate tower. It was built in 1812 and is a registered Important Cultural Property of Iwanuma City.
See also
- List of Shinto shrines
- Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
References
- ISBN 9780824821029; OCLC 39523475
- Plutschow, Herbe. Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (1996) ISBN 1-873410-63-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 3994492
External links
Notes
- ISBN 0-8248-2102-5
- ^ "Traditional Events". Miyagi Prefectural Government website. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
- ^ "Shrines/Temples: Takekoma Jinja". Miyagi Tourist. 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
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