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Yagoro Shrine
栃木県
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
創建
869
種別
神社
Access
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
概要
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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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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