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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hitachinokuni Sōshagū

Hitachinokuni Sōshagū (常陸國總社宮, Hitachinokuni sōshagu, also 常陸国総社宮 and 總社神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was founded in the Tenpyō period, c. 729-749.

It is a Sōja or a shrine dedicated to enshrining all the kami of Hitachi Province. As a result it, alongside Kashima Shrine (Hitachi Ichinomiya) were the two main shrines of Hitachi Province

Enshrined deities

It enshrines the kami Izanagi (伊弉諾尊), Ōkuninushi (大国主尊), Susanoo-no-Mikoto (素戔嗚尊), Ninigi-no-Mikoto (瓊々杵尊), Omiyanome (大宮比売尊), and Futsunomitama (布留大神).

See also

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