Atago Shrine (Kyoto)

Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan, the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan

35°3′36″N 135°38′4″E / 35.06000°N 135.63444°E / 35.06000; 135.63444ArchitectureFounderEn no Ozunu, TaichōDate established701 - 704Websiteatagojinjya.jp

Glossary of Shinto

Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, Atago-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire.^[1] Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century.^[2] The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property.^[3] (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E / 35.04111°N 135.58694°E / 35.04111; 135.58694[1]) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.^[2]

Deities

Main hall

Izanami no Mikoto
Haniyasuhime no Mikoto
Amenokumahito no Mikoto
Wakumusubi no Kami
Toyoukebime no Mikoto

Wakamiya

Ikazuchi no Kami
Kagutsuchi no Mikoto
Hamushi no Kami

Okumiya

Ōkuninushi

References

^ "Atago Stone Lanterns". Kyoto City. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Atago Jinja - history". Atago Jinja. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 7 April 2011.