Atago Shrine (Kyoto)
Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, Atago-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E / 35.04111°N 135.58694°E[1]) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.
Deities
Main hall
- Izanami no Mikoto
- Haniyasuhime no Mikoto
- Amenokumahito no Mikoto
- Wakumusubi no Kami
- Toyoukebime no Mikoto
Wakamiya
Okumiya
See also
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References
- ^ "Atago Stone Lanterns". Kyoto City. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Atago Jinja - history". Atago Jinja. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
Further reading
Bouchy, Anne-Marie (1987). "The Cult of Mount Atago and the Atago Confraternities". The Journal of Asian Studies. 46 (2): 255–277. doi:10.2307/2056014. JSTOR 2056014. S2CID 164149571.
External links
(in Japanese) Atago Jinja homepage
35°03′36″N 135°38′04″E / 35.06000°N 135.63444°E
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