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Gokiso Hachimangu
Gokiso Hachimangu in Nagoya, Aichi, is a medieval Hachiman shrine of the Owari region associated with Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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A Nagoya Hachiman shrine with traditions of prayer by Tokugawa Ieyasu before Okehazama in 1560.
Description
Gokiso Hachimangu, located in Hachiman-cho, Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, is one of the Hachiman shrines of the Owari region with foundations attributed by tradition to the late Heian period. The principal deities are Hondawake-no-Mikoto (Ojin Tenno), Okinagatarashihime-no-Mikoto (Empress Jingu), and Himegami, the three Hachiman deities. The Hachiman cult radiated nationally from Usa Jingu in Oita and from Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto. This shrine stands adjacent to the cult area of Atsuta Jingu, the Owari ichinomiya enshrining the Kusanagi sword. Shrine tradition relates that Tokugawa Ieyasu offered prayers for victory before and after the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, leading to early-modern patronage by the Tokugawa main line and the Owari domain. It was assigned the village shrine rank in 1873. The honden and haiden are early-modern through modern rebuildings. The October annual rite is observed as the autumn festival of the Gokiso district.
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御器所八幡宮 由緒・所在地資料
Institutional source各社寺・公的機関
御器所八幡宮の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
御器所八幡宮 公式サイト
Institutional source御器所八幡宮（名古屋市昭和区・厄除開運・勝利の神）の御祭神・由緒・所在地・年中祭礼に関する公式情報。
https://www.gokiso-jinja.com/御器所八幡宮 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
御器所八幡宮の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q3109957 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%A1%E5%99%A8%E6%89%80%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE
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