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Kirishima-Jingū (霧島神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Takachiho-gawara the location of the descent from heaven is present on the shrine grounds. [1] [2] Historically, the entire of Mount Kirishima is considered part of the shrine grounds.
Jingū (神宮) is a name for a Shinto shrine connected to the Imperial House of Japan. Part of a series on: ... Kashima Jingu; Katori Jingu; Kehi Jingu; Kirishima Jingu;
By far the largest number of shrines fell below the rank of District shrine. Their status was clarified by the District Shrine Law ( 郷社定則 , Gōsha Teisoku ) of the fourth day of the seventh month of 1871, in accordance with which "Village shrines" ranked below their respective "District shrines", while the smaller local shrines or ...
Kagoshima Shrine (鹿児島神宮, Kagoshima-jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the Hayatomachi-uchi neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Ōsumi Province. The main festival of the shrine are held annually on August 15 by the lunar calendar. [1]
Meiji Shrine; Namiyoke Inari Shrine; Nezu Shrine; Nogi Shrine; Oji Shrine; Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine; Shōin shrine; Suiten-gū; Three Palace Sanctuaries, Kokyo Imperial Palace; Tokyo Daijingu; Tsukudo Shrine Togo Shrine; Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine; Yushima Tenmangū; Igusa Hachimangu Ōkunitama Shrine; Nitta Shrine (Ōta Ward)
The station building, located at the base of the embankment, is a modern structure built of timber in traditional Japanese style to resemble the nearby Kirishima-Jingū Shrine. From the station building, a tunnel leads under the embankment and up a flight of steps to the island platform. [2] [3] [4]
In November, usually on the 10th, the Tenson kōrin gojinka sai (天孫降臨御神火祭) takes place there. [2] [3] It is part of the cultural area surrounding Kirishima-Jingū, a national significant cultural property, [4] [5] mainly because it was the previous site of a shrine that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Kirishima (specifically the Takachihonomine volcano peak).
Kashima Shrine is located at the top of the Kashima plateau in south-east Ibaraki Prefecture, intersecting Lake Kitaura and Kashima Bay and in close proximity to Katori Shrine, which also has a strong connection to the martial arts. The shrine is the home of the Kashima Shintō-ryū (鹿島新当流) school of Japanese swordsmanship.