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| ⚫ | The '''Iwashimizu Shrine''' (or '''Iwashimizu [[Hachiman]]gu''' 石清水八幡宮is a [[Shinto]] [[shrine]] in the city of [[Yawata, Kyoto]] 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|Usa Jingu]] of [[Usa, Oita|Usa]] in Oita [[Prefecture]] and the [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine|Tsurugaoka Hachimangu]] 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|Heian period]]. During the Edo period, the sculptor Hidari Jingoro, who also worked on the [[Nikko]] [[Toshogu]], contributed to the carvings of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu. |
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| ⚫ | The '''Iwashimizu Shrine''' (or '''Iwashimizu [[Hachiman]]gu''' 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|Usa Jingu]] of [[Usa, Oita|Usa]] in Oita [[Prefecture]] and the [[Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine|Tsurugaoka Hachimangu]] 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|Heian period]]. During the Edo period, the sculptor Hidari Jingoro, who also worked on the [[Nikko]] [[Toshogu]], contributed to the carvings of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu. |
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[http://www.iwashimizu.or.jp/ Official web site (in Japanese)] |
[http://www.iwashimizu.or.jp/ Official web site (in Japanese)] |
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Revision as of 23:08, 10 August 2004
The Iwashimizu Shrine (or Iwashimizu Hachimangu 石清水八幡宮is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yawata, Kyoto 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 Jingu of Usa in Oita Prefecture and the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu 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 Jingoro, who also worked on the Nikko Toshogu, contributed to the carvings of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu.