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Yagoro Shrine
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Branched from Kyoto's Gion Shrine in 869 — the chief guardian of Ashikaga venerated by the Ashikaga clan as their tutelary deity, celebrated for the July Gion Festival
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869
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Approx. 10 min walk from JR Ashikaga Station
1-3776 Midori-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi
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Shrine
Founded 869
1157 years
Enshrined Deity
素戔嗚尊
Overview
Yakumo Shrine in Ashikaga has been revered as the chief guardian of Ashikaga, enshrining Susanoo-no-Mikoto as principal deity. Said to have been invited from the Gion Shrine in Kyoto in 869 CE, it was worshipped as a deity for plague eradication. As the tutelary deity of the Ashikaga clan, it received deep reverence from the Kamakura through Muromachi periods, with shrine estates donated. The July…
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Origins
Yakumo Shrine is said to have been founded in 869 CE when the divine spirit of Susanoo-no-Mikoto was invited from the Gion Shrine (present-day Yasaka Shrine) in Kyoto. Its establishment is traditionally attributed to prayers for the eradication of a plague that spread across Japan at that time. From…
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Divine Benefits
Matchmaking
Warding Off Evil
Safe Travel
Abundant Harvest
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "素戔嗚尊"
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