An Engishiki-listed shrine said to have been founded in 709 when the monk Gyoki carved three divine images — recorded in the Heian-period Jinmyocho as an official shrine, the general guardian of Kamata for 1,300 years
Hieda Jinja is traditionally said to have been founded in 709 CE (Wado 2), when the Buddhist monk Gyoki carved three divine figures representing Homutawake no Mikoto (Emperor Ojin), Amaterasu Omikami, and Takenouchi no Sukune and enshrined them at this location. By the mid-Heian period, the shrine h…
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Victory in contests, sports, and critical challenges. Rooted in warrior-deity shrines such as Hachiman and Suwa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "誉田別命・天照大神・武内宿禰命"
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