Aso Shrine

Aso Shrine (阿蘇神社, Aso-jinja)
阿蘇神社
The Aso Shrine Rōmon, an Important Cultural Property, pictured here in 2012, was destroyed in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto
Type	Shinto Shrine
Leadership	Aso clan (阿蘇家族）
Location
Location	3083-1 Ichinomiya-machi Miyaji, Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture 869-2612, Japan
Geographic coordinates	32°56′52″N 131°06′57.5″E / 32.94778°N 131.115972°E / 32.94778; 131.115972
Architecture
Architectural style	Shinto shrine style
Date established	281 BC
Website
http://asojinja.or.jp/
Glossary of Shinto

Aso Shrine (阿蘇神社, Aso-jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The shrine is in the northern part of a caldera of an active volcano.

History

Aso was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Higo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Kumamoto Prefecture. The enshrined kami are Takeiwatatsu no mikoto (健磐龍命) and others.

From 1871 through 1946, the Aso Shrine was officially listed as one of the first rank of government supported shrines.

References

Other websites

Media related to Aso-jinja at Wikimedia Commons

32°56′52″N 131°06′57.5″E / 32.94778°N 131.115972°E / 32.94778; 131.115972

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