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Iwashimizu Hachimangū, a Hachiman shrine in Yawata, Kyoto. A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja, also Hachimangū (八幡宮)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman. [1] It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine). [1] There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
Yusuhara Hachiman-gū (柞原八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Bungo Province, the other being the Sasamuta Jinja, also in Ōita. [1] The shrine's main festival is held annually on March 15. [2]
In time, the bakufu faded away; and the shrine endured. Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Ise Shrine were specified for "the two ancestral mausoleum" (二所宗廟) in the Middle Ages. 1456 (Kōshō 2, 3rd month): Ashikaga Yoshimasa visited Iwashimizu Shrine; and all the officials of the Daijō-kan joined him in going there. [9]
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)
Morioka Hachimangū (盛岡八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan.The shrine is noted for its annual festival on the second Saturday in June, which is famous for the Chagu Chagu Umakko, a horse parade which was recognized in 1978 as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property. [1]
The shrine is famous for worship to beneficial to children, such as baby colic, academic achievement, safe delivery of childbirth. Because Mushi (虫, parasitic worms, insects, bugs) was thought to cause baby colic (疳の虫; kan-no mushi), the shrine also has worship for power to expel Mushi. Therefore the shrine is so-called Mushi-hachiman ...
Hakodate Hachiman Shrine (函館八幡宮, Hakodate Hachimangū) is a Shinto shrine located in Hakodate, Hokkaido. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It is also a Sōja shrine that enshrines all the deities of its region, although it technically does not have a province. It was established in 1445.
The shrine hosts night-time festivals in both July and October, featuring traditional Japanese music and dance performances. An unusual feature is a sacred Marital Tree, whose trunk split into two parts and grew back together at a later time.