One of Japan\'s foremost grand shrines, established in 859 when the monk Gyokyo enshrined the deity from Usa Jingu on Mt. Otokoyama, it has gathered imperial veneration as the "Second Imperial Mausoleum" second only to Ise Jingu. Enshrining Emperor Ojin, Himeokami, and Empress Jingu, it received deep warrior worship as the deity of military fortune and victory. The main shrine in its precincts is …
The shrine traces its origins to 859 (the first year of the Jogan era), when the monk Gyokyo of Daianji Temple in Nara received a divine oracle during his retreat at Usa Jingu in Buzen Province, leading to the construction of the main sanctuary atop Mt. Otokoyama (Hatogamine) in 860. Venerated by th…
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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 "応神天皇・比咩大神・神功皇后"
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