Iminomiya Shrine

Iminomiya Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Deityall the deities of its province
TypeSōja shrine
Glossary of Shinto

Iminomiya Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chōfu, Japan.[1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[2] It is a Ninomiya, or a second rank shrine in its province after the Ichinomiya. In this case the Ninomiya and Soja shrine of the province are combined together. Ichinomiya and Soja shrines were often combined.[3]

It is dedicated to Empress Jingū, Emperor Chūai, and Emperor Ōjin.[4][5]

The shrine was made at the spot where Empress Jingū camped at before her invasion of Korea.[6][7]: 81–83 

It is one of many other shrines linked to the life of Empress Jingu and linked to sea travel.[8]: 25 

It is said Takenouchi no Sukune threw pearls in the water that became nearby islands here.[7]: 81–83 

Sumo Museum

Depictions in art

Kanō Hōgai donated the painting (Ema) Takeuchi no Sukune Throwing the Pearl (1864).[7]: 81–83 

Sōsha-gū

Sōsha-gū (総社宮) is a Sōja shrine on the premises of Iminomiya shrine. It enshrines all the kami of the shrines in Nagato Province. Soja shrines were used so the Kokushi could worship all the deities of the province at once.[9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "別表神社とは？御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー". jinja-gosyuin.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ^ "Ichinomiya / Sōja | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". 2023-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. ^ Hall, Prentice; Baedeker, Jarrold (1993). Japan. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-671-88005-7.
  5. ^ Bargen, Doris G. (2006-09-30). Suicidal Honor: General Nogi and the Writings of Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6451-4.
  6. ^ Smith, Henry DeWitt; 湯浅八郎記念館, 国際基督教大学 (1993). 泰山荘: 松浦武四郎の一畳敷の世界. 国際基督教大学博物館湯浅八郎記念館.
  7. ^ a b c Foxwell, Chelsea (2015-07-20). Making Modern Japanese-Style Painting: Kano Hogai and the Search for Images (Illustrated ed.). University of Chicago Press.
  8. ^ Inoue, Nobutaka; Jun, Endo; Mizue, Mori; Satoshi, Ito (2003-09-02). Shinto: A Short History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-38462-4.
  9. ^ Bocking, Brian (2016). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138979079.

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