Watatsu Shrine
Watatsu-jinja (度津神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine at Sado, Niigata, which is an island in the Sea of Japan.[1]
History
The shrine was established before the 10th century.[2] This place is special to the kami named Isonotakeru no mikoto (五十猛命).[3] Isonotakeru is said to have taught people shipbuilding and how to use ships.[4]
Each year in late-April, horseback archery (yabusame) takes place at the branch Hachimangū of Watatsu Shrine in the town of Hamochi.[5]
Watatsu was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Sado Province on Sado Island. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture. [6]
In the modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, Watatsu was listed among the 3rd class of nationally significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社).
Watatsu Shrine Media
Watatsu jinja 1st Gate
Watatsu jinja Honden
Watatsu jinja
Watatsu jinja Sanmon
References
- ↑ VisitSado.com, Watatsu Shrine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-6.
- ↑ Sado Travel Guide, Hamochi Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine; 佐渡市 観光課 観光振興係 (Sado Tourism Promotion), 佐渡一ノ宮度津神社 (Sado Ichinomiya Shrine); excerpt, 度津神社の由緒は「延喜式」神名帳（927年）に記載されている神社を式内社と言い、当時佐渡の国には九社あり; retrieved 2012-11-6.
- ↑ Pickens, Stuart D. B. (2004). Sourcebook in Shinto: Selected Documents, p. 372.
- ↑ Kotodamaya.com, "Watatsu Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-6.
- ↑ "Yabusame shinji,"[dead link] Encyclopedia of Shinto; retrieved 2012-11-6.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites
Media related to Watatsu-jinja at Wikimedia Commons