Hirose Taisha

Hirose Shrine (廣瀬大社, Hirose-taisha), also referred to as Hirose-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Kawai, Nara prefecture, Japan.

Hirose-taisha
廣瀬大社
Haiden, or the prayer hall
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Deity
  • Wakaukanome-no-mikoto,
  • Kushitama-no-mikoto,
  • and Honoikaduchi-no-mikoto
Festival
  • Sunakake-matsuri (February 11th),
  • Reisai (April 4th),
  • and Õimi-no-matsuri (August 21st)
Location
Location99 Kawai, Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Hirose Taisha is located in Japan
Hirose Taisha
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°35′30″N 135°44′54″E
Architecture
StyleKasuga-zukuri
Founder
Date established
  • 69 BC (allegedly) /
  • 675
Website
www.hirosetaisya.com
Glossary of Shinto
The second torii at Hirose Shrine.
The haiden at Hirose Shrine.
Shinme-sha (sacred horse house) at Hirose Shrine.

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Hirose Shrine.[2]

From 1871 through 1946, Hirose Shrine was officially designated one of the kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
  2. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
  3. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References
  • Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
  • _______. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887

34°35′30″N 135°44′54″E


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