Hachiman shrine
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.
Originally the name 八幡 was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some cases. Many towns and cities incorporating the names Hachiman, Yawata or Yahata grew around these shrines.
Famous Hachiman shrines
[edit]The following four shrines are often grouped into groups of three, either as Usa-Iwashimizu-Hakozaki or Usa-Iwashimizu-Tsurugaoka, and both of these groupings are known as the Three Major Hachiman Shrines of Japan (三大八幡宮).
- Usa Jingū 宇佐神宮 (Usa, Ōita), the Sōhonsha (head shrine)
- Iwashimizu Hachimangū 石清水八幡宮 (Yawata, Kyoto)
- Hakozaki Shrine 筥崎宮 (Fukuoka)
- Tsurugaoka Hachimangū 鶴岡八幡宮 (Kamakura)
Other notable Hachiman shrines
[edit]- Fukuyama Hachimangū 福山八幡宮 (Fukuyama, Hiroshima)
- Hakodate Hachiman Shrine 函館八幡宮 (Hakodate, Hokkaido)
- Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine 鳩峰八幡神社 (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
- Iino Hachimangū 飯野八幡宮 (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- Kameyama Hachimangū 亀山八幡宮 (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi)
- Miyake Hachimangū 三宅八幡宮 (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
- Morioka Hachimangū 盛岡八幡宮 (Morioka, Iwate)
- Ōsaki Hachimangū 大崎八幡宮 (Sendai, Miyagi)
- Shiraoi Hachiman Shrine 白老八幡神社 (Shiraoi, Hokkaido)
- Shiroyama Hachimangū 城山八幡宮 (Nagoya)
- Tomioka Hachiman Shrine 富岡八幡宮 (Koto, Tokyo)
- Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine 手向山八幡宮 (near the Tōdai-ji, Nara)
- Umi Hachiman-gū 宇美八幡宮 (Umi, Fukuoka)
- Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) 大宮八幡宮 (Suginami, Tokyo)
- Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo) 大宮八幡宮 (Miki, Hyōgo)
- Ōshio Hachiman Shrine 大塩八幡宮 (Echizen, Fukui)
- Sapporo Hachimangū 札幌八幡宮 Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Saipan Hachiman Shrine (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Motegi, Sadazumi. "Shamei Bunpu (Shrine Names and Distributions)" (in Japanese). Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
External links
[edit]
- Bender, Ross. "Usa Shrine 宇佐神宮". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- Bender, Ross. "Miyazaki Hachiman Shrine 宮崎八幡宮". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
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