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Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社, Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.
The Twenty-Two Shrines (二十二社, Nijūni-sha) of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines.The system was established during the Heian period and formed part of the government's systematization of Shinto during the emergence of a general anti-Chinese sentiment and the suppression of the Taoist religion. [1]
[1] Some shrines are the "first shrines" called ichinomiya that have the highest rank in their respective provinces of Japan. The Ise Grand Shrine stood at the top of all shrines and thus was outside the classification. [2] [3] All listed shrines on this page with the exception of Ise Grand Shrine are Beppyo shrines.
Izawa Jinja (伊射波神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Arashima neighborhood of the city of Toba in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Shima Province. The main festivals of the shrine are held annually on January 9, June 7 and November 23.
Yasakatome-no-Kami (八坂刀売神) is a kami in Shinto.She is worshipped in the Suwa Taisha network of shrines. [1] She is the spouse of Takeminakata and most often considered to be the deity of the Lower Shrine of Suwa or the Shimosha. [2]
Yasuko Namba (難波 康子, Nanba Yasuko, February 7, 1949 – May 11, 1996 [1]) was the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei [2]) to climb the Seven Summits. [3] Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world.
It is a Gion shrine. [1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it. [2] It is located in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. It has two component shrines Watasu Shrine (渡守神社, Watasu Jinja) and Tomo Gion Shrine (鞆祇園宮, Tomo Gion-gu) [3] which were merged together due to the ...
Hiro Hachiman Jinja (広八幡神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to the kami Hachiman . It contains a number of structures which are designated as National Important Cultural Properties .