An old Miyamae shrine with Heian-era roots in ancient horse pasture land — enshrining Yamato Takeru, Michizane, and Uka-no-Mitama together
An old shrine in Makinu, Miyamae Ward, Kawasaki, with a long history as the chief guardian shrine of the former Makinu village.
The three enshrined deities are Uka-no-Mitama-no-Mikoto, Yamato Takeru-no-Mikoto, and Sugawara no Michizane, making it a multi-deity shrine.
The place name 'Makinu' is said to derive from ancient place names, indicating a history as a horse pasture (maki) and silk product…
The shrine's founding is said to date back to the Heian period, traditionally associated with the horse pasture and sericulture of ancient times. In the medieval period it gathered the faith of both warriors and farmers as the chief guardian of Makinu village, and in the Edo period it became a sacre…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "倉稲魂命・日本武尊・菅原道真公"
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