Rare ancient shrine enshrining Ame-no-Kagaseo, the star deity of the Kuniyuzuri myth, one of Japan's few stellar worship sites
Hoshi Shrine in Satokawa-cho, Hitachiota is a rare star shrine enshrining Ame-no-Kagaseo-no-Mikoto. The legend of the star deity Amatsu-Mikaboshi remains in Hitachi Province, and Hoshi Shrine is an ancient shrine that conveys that faith to this day. Ame-no-Kagaseo-no-Mikoto is a star deity appearing in the Nihon Shoki and is said to be the last deity to have resisted in the Kuniyuzuri (Land Cessio…
Hoshi Shrine is an ancient shrine traditionally said to have been founded around the early 6th century (c. 500 CE), enshrining Ame-no-Kagaseo-no-Mikoto as its principal deity. This star deity appears in the Nihon Shoki and is described as the last divine being to resist submission during the Kuniyuz…
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