Yodohime Shrine

Coordinates: 33°32′N 130°26′E / 33.533°N 130.433°E / 33.533; 130.433
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Yodohime jinja

Yodohime jinja (與止日女神社), also known as the Kawakami jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Saga, Saga Prefecture.

History

Yodohime jinja was founded in the sixth century. It enshrines the kami of the grandmother of Emperor Jimmu.

It was one of two chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hizen Province and Saga Prefecture.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Picken, Stuart. (2004). Sourcebook in Shinto: Selected Documents, p. 377; "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-23.

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33°32′N 130°26′E / 33.533°N 130.433°E / 33.533; 130.433


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