Aso Shrine
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History
Aso was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Higo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Kumamoto Prefecture.[2] The enshrined kami are Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). and others.[1]
From 1871 through 1946, the Aso Shrine was officially listed as one of the first rank of government supported shrines.[3]
Aso Shrine Media
Emperor Jimmu, who is said to be an ancestor of Takeiwatatsu-no-mikoto.
Information about the shrine's existence can be found in the Nihon Shoki as well as several texts from China.
The Daihimonjiyaki 大火文字焼き on Ojodake and Motozuka showing the kanji characters for 火 and 炎.
Swinging of the Hifuri at Aso Jinja, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
The Unari- women clad in white, walking in the gyouretsu procession in the fields of Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Yabusame at Aso Jinja, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Ojodake on Mt. Aso where Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto practised his archery.
The Matoishi (target stone) that Kihachi was sent to, to retrieve the arrows for Takeiwatatsu-no-Mikoto.
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.
- ↑ "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
