Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū

Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū (備前国総社宮) is a Shinto shrine in Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. It is a sōja shrine, so it worships all of the gods of the Bizen Province. This is designed to make it easier for the governor of the province to worship all of the gods of the province.

Bizen-no-Kuni Sōjagū
(備前国総社宮)
Shinto shrine
Haiden
Haiden
Country Japan
Region Chūgoku
Location Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture
 - coordinates 34°42′01″N 133°57′17″Ö / 34.7004°N 133.9546°Ö / 34.7004; 133.9546
Torii

On the morning of February 16, 1992, the shrine burned due to arson. The inner shrine (honden) was rebuilt in 2010, and the outer shrine (haiden) was rebuilt in 2015.[1]

Worshiped kami

  • Ōnamuchi no Mikoto
  • Suseri-Hime [sv]
  • Jingikan Hasshin (The Eight Gods Worshiped in the Deity Department. )
  • Bizen Province's 128 Gods (Those mentioned in Bizenkoku Jinmyōchō. )

Pictures

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181104112429/http://www.geocities.jp/bizenksoja/sukedu.html "�����������塼��"]. web.archive.org. 2018-11-04. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2023-05-31. {{cite web}}: replacement character in |title= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)