Aso Shrine
Aso Shrine (阿蘇神社, Aso-jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.[1] The shrine is in the northern part of a caldera of an active volcano.[2]
History
Aso was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Higo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Kumamoto Prefecture.[3] The enshrined kami are Takeiwatatsu no mikoto (健磐龍命) and others.[1]
From 1871 through 1946, the Aso Shrine was officially listed as one of the first rank of government supported shrines.[4]
Aso Shrine Media
- Tennō Jimmu.jpg
Emperor Jimmu, who is said to be an ancestor of Takeiwatatsu-no-mikoto.
- Nihonshoki jindai kan pages.jpg
Information about the shrine's existence can be found in the Nihon Shoki as well as several texts from China.
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The Daihimonjiyaki 大火文字焼き on Ojodake and Motozuka showing the kanji characters for 火 and 炎.
- 御前迎え 火振り横.jpg
Swinging of the Hifuri at Aso Jinja, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
- 阿蘇神社の御田祭.jpg
The Unari- women clad in white, walking in the gyouretsu procession in the fields of Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
- 阿蘇神社の田実祭.jpg
Yabusame at Aso Jinja, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
- Ojodake.jpg
Ojodake on Mt. Aso where Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto practised his archery.
- Matoishi.jpg
The Matoishi (target stone) that Kihachi was sent to, to retrieve the arrows for Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto.
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The "sideways approach" of Aso shrine that connects Mt. Nakadake to Aso Shrine and Kokuzo shrine.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kotodamaya.com, "Aso Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ "Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble - HELLO! NHK WORLD-JAPAN | NHK WORLD-JAPAN". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 126.
Other websites
Media related to Aso-jinja at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 32°56′52″N 131°06′57.5″E / 32.94778°N 131.115972°E
