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==History==
==History==
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early [[Heian period]].<ref>Breen, John ''et al.'' (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MADlfH002mAC&dq=nijunisha&q=oharano ''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami,'' pp. 74-75.]</ref> In 965, [[Emperor Murakami]] ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian ''kami'' of Japan. These ''heihaku'' were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Niukawakami Shrine.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines,'' pp. 116-117.</ref>
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early [[Heian period]].<ref>Breen, John ''et al.'' (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MADlfH002mAC&q=oharano ''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami,'' pp. 74-75.]</ref> In 965, [[Emperor Murakami]] ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian ''kami'' of Japan. These ''heihaku'' were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Niukawakami Shrine.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines,'' pp. 116-117.</ref>


From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja was officially designated one of the {{nihongo|''[[Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines|Kanpei-taisha]]''|官幣大社}}, meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 124.</ref>
From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja was officially designated one of the {{nihongo|''[[Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines|Kanpei-taisha]]''|官幣大社}}, meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 124.</ref>
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==References==
==References==
* [[John Breen (scholar)|Breen, John]] and [[Mark Teeuwen]]. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MADlfH002mAC&dq=nijunisha&source=gbs_navlinks_s ''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami.''] Honolulu: [[University of Hawaii Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-8248-2363-4}}
* [[John Breen (scholar)|Breen, John]] and [[Mark Teeuwen]]. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=MADlfH002mAC&q=nijunisha ''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami.''] Honolulu: [[University of Hawaii Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-8248-2363-4}}
* [[Richard Ponsonby-Fane|Ponsonby-Fane, Richard]]. (1962). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tjEvAAAAYAAJ&dq=Studies+in+Shinto+and+Shrines&ei=O6yMSZu3HKD2MsWNhdwC&client=firefox-a ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''] Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/3994492 OCLC 399449]
* [[Richard Ponsonby-Fane|Ponsonby-Fane, Richard]]. (1962). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tjEvAAAAYAAJ&q=Studies+in+Shinto+and+Shrines ''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''] Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/3994492 OCLC 399449]
* ____________. (1959). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SLAeAAAAMAAJ&q=The+Imperial+House+of+Japan&dq=The+Imperial+House+of+Japan&client=firefox-a&pgis=1 ''The Imperial House of Japan.''] Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/194887 OCLC 194887]
* ____________. (1959). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SLAeAAAAMAAJ&q=The+Imperial+House+of+Japan ''The Imperial House of Japan.''] Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/194887 OCLC 194887]


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Revision as of 12:11, 17 March 2023

Niukawakami Shrine
丹生川上神社
Niukawakami Shrine at Nara in Japan.
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityMizuhanome
Festival16 October
Location
Location968 Ōaza Omura
Higashiyoshino Yoshino District
Nara prefecture
Niukawakami Shrine is located in Japan
Niukawakami Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639
Architecture
StyleNagare-zukuri
Date established675
Website
www.niukawakami-jinja.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Niukawakami Shrine (丹生川上神社, Niukawakami Jinja), also known as Nibukawakami Jinja, is a Shinto shrine located at Higashiyoshino in Nara, Japan.

History

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Niukawakami Shrine.[2]

From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
  3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References

  • Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
  • ____________. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887


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