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The {{Nihongo|'''Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū'''|石清水八幡宮}} is a [[Shinto shrine]] in the city of [[Yawata, Kyoto|Yawata]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Dedicated to [[Hachiman]], the [[Shinto]] god of war, it stands on a wooded hill to the south of the city of Kyoto. It ranks with the [[Usa Shrine]] of [[Usa, Ōita|Usa]] in [[Ōita Prefecture]] and [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū]] of [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] as one of the three most important Hachiman shrines. It was founded in 859 during the [[Heian period]]. During the [[Edo period]], the sculptor [[Hidari Jingorō]], who also worked on the [[Nikkō Tōshō-gū]], contributed to the carvings of Iwashimizu. |
The {{Nihongo|'''Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū'''|石清水八幡宮}} is a [[Shinto shrine]] in the city of [[Yawata, Kyoto|Yawata]] in [[Kyoto Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Dedicated to [[Hachiman]], the [[Shinto]] god of war, it stands on a wooded hill to the south of the city of Kyoto. It ranks with the [[Usa Shrine]] of [[Usa, Ōita|Usa]] in [[Ōita Prefecture]] and [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū]] of [[Kamakura, Kanagawa|Kamakura]] in [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] as one of the three most important Hachiman shrines. It was founded in 859 during the [[Heian period]]. During the [[Edo period]], the sculptor [[Hidari Jingorō]], who also worked on the [[Nikkō Tōshō-gū]], contributed to the carvings of Iwashimizu. |
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The Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū (石清水八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Dedicated to Hachiman, the Shinto god of war, it stands on a wooded hill to the south of the city of Kyoto. It ranks with the Usa Shrine of Usa in Ōita Prefecture and Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture as one of the three most important Hachiman shrines. It was founded in 859 during the Heian period. During the Edo period, the sculptor Hidari Jingorō, who also worked on the Nikkō Tōshō-gū, contributed to the carvings of Iwashimizu.
External links
- Official web site (in Japanese)
- 重要文化財石清水八幡宮本殿・外殿他（京都府八幡市） Agency for Cultural Affairs page for Important Cultural Assets at Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine
34°52′47″N 135°42′00″E / 34.87972°N 135.70000°E
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