Ichinomiya of Settsu Province — said to have been founded by Empress Jingu on her return from the Korean campaigns to enshrine the wild spirit of Amaterasu, and revered as the origin shrine of the nationwide Nishinomiya cult
Hirota Jinja, in Taisha-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, is the ichinomiya (primary shrine) of Settsu Province, enshrining the wild spirit (aramitama) of Amaterasu Omikami. Tradition holds that Empress Jingu, on her return from the Korean campaigns, received an oracle to enshrine Amaterasu's wild spirit at this site — an ancient origin recorded in the Nihon Shoki. The Engishiki Shinmyocho lists it as…
According to the Nihon Shoki, the founding of Hirota Jinja dates to the first year of Empress Jingu's regency, around 201 CE. On her return from the Korean campaigns, the empress received an oracle to enshrine the wild spirit of Amaterasu in "Hirota-no-kuni," and built a sanctuary at Hirota in Mukog…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "天照大御神荒魂"
📱
Get the app for a better experience
Auto stamp via GPS, offline access, and favorites tracking
Download on the App Store