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Ashikaga Orihime Jinja
Vermillion shrine dedicated to the textile deity Ame-yachichihime, built in 1937 modeled on Byodoin Phoenix Hall — a Japan Night View Heritage site overlooking Ashikaga and the Watarase River
創建
1879 年
種別
神社
Access
20 min walk from JR Ashikaga Station
3889 Nishimiya-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi
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Shrine
Founded 1879
147 years
Enshrined Deity
天八千々姫命
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概要
A shrine beloved by Ashikaga citizens as the city's symbol, with impressively beautiful vermillion-painted shrine buildings. Enshrining Ame-yachichihime and Ame-mihoko as guardian deities of textiles, known for industrial prosperity worship. The shrine buildings sit atop a hill reached by climbing 229 stone steps, offering superb views of Ashikaga city and the Watarase River. Built in 1937, the sh…
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Founded during the Kyoho era (1716-1736) when Ashikaga textile producers enshrined a guardian deity of weaving. Ashikaga has been known as a textile production center since the Nara period, with 'Ashikaga-ori' famous nationwide. In 1879, shrine buildings were constructed on the slopes of Orihime-yam…
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Ashikaga Orihime Shrine Tanabata
Orihime Shrine, dedicated to the weaving deity, is perfectly suited for Tanabata. Climbing 229 stone steps offers a panoramic view of the Kanto Plain, with special Tanabata strips available. Also popular as a matchmaking power spot.
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