Enshrined in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, this shrine is the ichinomiya of Kaga Province and the head shrine of approximately 3,000 Hakusan shrines throughout Japan. The principal deity is Shirayama-hime no Okami (Kukuri-hime no Kami), widely venerated for blessings of matchmaking and household safety. The sacred mountain of Hakusan, rising to 2,702 meters, serves as the object of worship, a…
The shrine is said to have been founded in the reign of Emperor Sujin, with Mt. Hakusan itself venerated as its sacred body. In 717 (Yoro 1), the monk Taicho opened Mt. Hakusan, and the Hakusan faith subsequently spread throughout Japan. During the medieval period, the three approach routes from Kag…
Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "白山比咩大神・伊弉諾尊・伊弉冉尊"
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