Sacred place
Hayatani Shrine
Hayatani Shrine in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, a Myojin-Taisha listed in Engishiki and revered as the general tutelary of former Aki Province.
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Aki Province Engishiki Myojin-Taisha in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, enshrining the ancestral deity of the Aki kuni no miyatsuko.
Description
Hayatani Shrine in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, stands on hills overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, with views toward Miyajima. Engishiki Jinmyocho (927 CE) identifies the shrine as "Hayatani Jinja, Myojin-Taisha" of Saeki District in Aki Province, alongside Itsukushima Shrine as one of the two great Engishiki Taisha of the province. The main deity is Aki Hayatama-o no Mikoto, the ancestral deity of the Aki kuni no miyatsuko, recorded in Nihon Shoki (720 CE) as appointed governor of Aki under Emperor Seimu. Through the medieval period it served as the general tutelary shrine of Aki and received the patronage of the Mori and Asano clans. It was registered as a national shrine of middle rank in 1871. The shrine has been venerated for traffic safety since the modern period. The October 7-8 reisai with mikoshi procession is the principal rite.
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速谷神社 由緒・所在地資料
Institutional source各社寺・公的機関
速谷神社の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
速谷神社 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
速谷神社の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q11639721 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%9F%E8%B0%B7%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE
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