Shiramine Jingu
京都府
Shrine founded in 1868 to pacify Emperor Sutoku's spirit on the former kemari estate of the Asukai family, now a sacred site for all ball sports
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1868
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Right by Horikawa-Imadegawa bus stop, or about 3 min walk from Imadegawa-Jofukuji bus stop
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Overview
A shrine founded in 1868 by imperial command of Emperor Meiji to enshrine Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Junnin. Emperor Sutoku was defeated in the Hogen Rebellion, exiled to Sanuki, and feared as a vengeful spirit; the shrine was established to pacify his spirit. Because the site includes the former estate of the Asukai family, hereditary masters of kemari (court football), it is known as a deity of …
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Origins
Shiramine Jingu was founded in 1868 by imperial command of Emperor Meiji. The shrine enshrines two deities: Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Junnin. Emperor Sutoku was defeated in the Hogen Rebellion of 1156, exiled to Sanuki Province (present-day Kagawa Prefecture), and died there. He was long feared as …
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Divine Benefits
Academic Success
Warding Off Evil
Performing Arts
Passing exams, scholarly achievement, calligraphy. Especially at Tenjin shrines honoring Sugawara no Michizane.
Derived from the enshrined deity "崇徳天皇・淳仁天皇"
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Emperor Sutoku: Greatest of Japan's Three Onryo, Sanuki Exile
Emperor Sutoku (1119-1164), defeated in the 1156 Hogen Rebellion, was exiled to Sanuki where he died nine years later. Refused entry of his blood-written sutra to Kyoto, he reportedly cursed: "I shall become the great demon of Japan, taking the emperor and making him a commoner." He became the most feared of Japan's "three great onryo," with [Shiramine Jingu](/spot/shiramine-jingu) built in Kyoto by Emperor Meiji to appease his spirit.
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Sanuki: Crossroads of Sutoku's Curse and Honen's Nembutsu
Sanuki (modern Kagawa Prefecture) hosted two of Japan's most famous exiles of contrasting character: [Emperor Sutoku](/learn/article-ruzai-sutoku) (1156) who became the greatest of the three onryo, and [Honen](/character/honen) (1207) the founder of Pure Land Buddhism. The juxtaposition of vengeful spirit and salvation-by-nembutsu makes Sanuki uniquely complex.
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史Related Historical Events— 1
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1156
保元の乱
1156年、崇徳上皇と後白河天皇の皇位継承争いに藤原氏・源氏・平氏の内紛が絡み合って起きた京都での戦い。崇徳上皇方には源為義・平忠正らが、後白河天皇方には源義朝・平清盛らが付いた。夜戦を主張した義朝の献策が採用され、白河北殿への夜襲で崇徳上皇方は壊滅した。戦後、崇徳上皇は讃岐に配流、源為義・平忠正らは斬首された。武士が貴族の争いに武力で介入し勝敗を決した画期的事件であり、以後の武家勢力台頭を決定付けた。
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