Hirose Taisha

Hirose-taisha
廣瀬大社
Haiden, or the prayer hall
Hirose Taisha is located in Japan
Hirose Taisha
Location within Japan
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Deity
  • Wakaukanome-no-mikoto,
  • Kushitama-no-mikoto,
  • and Honoikaduchi-no-mikoto
Festivals
  • Sunakake-matsuri (February 11th),
  • Reisai (April 4th),
  • and Õimi-no-matsuri (August 21st)
Location
Location99 Kawai, Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°35′30″N 135°44′54″E / 34.59167°N 135.74833°E / 34.59167; 135.74833
Architecture
StyleKasuga-zukuri
Founder
Established
  • 69 BC (allegedly) /
  • 675
Website
www.hirosetaisya.com
Glossary of Shinto
The second torii at Hirose Shrine.
The haiden at Hirose Shrine.
Shinme-sha (sacred horse house) at Hirose Shrine.

Hirose Shrine (廣瀬大社, Hirose-taisha), also referred to as Hirose-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Kawai, Nara prefecture, Japan.

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Hirose Shrine.

From 1871 through 1946, Hirose Shrine was officially designated one of the kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
  2. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
  3. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References

34°35′30″N 135°44′54″E / 34.59167°N 135.74833°E / 34.59167; 135.74833