Yusuhara Hachiman-gū
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Yusuhara Hachiman-gū (柞原八幡宮), also known as Yasuhara Shrine, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Ōita, Ōita on the island of Kyushu.[1]
History[change | change source]
Yusuhara was established in the early 9th century.[2]
Yusuhara was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Bungo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Ōita Prefecture. [3] This place is special to the kami of
- Emperor Chūai (仲哀天皇)[1]
- Emperor Ōjin (応神天皇)[1]
- Empress Jingū (神功皇后)[1]
In 1916, Yusuhara was listed among the minor Shinto shrines which are nationally important.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kotodamaya.com, "Yasuhara Hachimangu"; retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ Ōita City Tourist Association, "Yusuhara Hachiman Shrine".
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ↑ Holton, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The political philosophy of modern Shintō: a study of the state religion of Japan, p. 270.
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