An ancient shrine listed in the Engishiki (927) and enshrining Prince Toneri, compiler of the Nihon Shoki; it stands amid the ruins of the Nagaokakyo palace capital (784-794), steeped in the atmosphere of antiquity.
An Engishiki shrine in Nagaokakyo City enshrining Amatsukamitachi-no-mikoto and Prince Toneri, an imperial prince of the Nara period. The place name "Kotari" has ancient origins appearing in the Nihon Shoki, and the shrine has gathered the faith of local residents as the tutelary deity of the Otokuni region. Surrounded by an environment of palace-capital related ruins from the Nagaokakyo construct…
The founding date of Kotari Jinja is not precisely known, but the place name "Kotari" is said to have ancient origins, appearing in the Nihon Shoki, and the shrine is traditionally believed to have been venerated as the tutelary deity of the Otokuni region since antiquity. It is recorded in the Engi…
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "天神立命・舎人親王"
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