Sacred place
Hikoshima Hachimangu
Hikoshima Hachimangu on Hikoshima island in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, the tutelary shrine of the western mouth of the Kanmon Strait.
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Hachiman shrine on Hikoshima at the western mouth of the Kanmon Strait, near the site of the 1185 sea battle of Dan-no-ura.
Description
Hikoshima Hachimangu in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, stands on Hikoshima island commanding views across the Kanmon Strait to the port of Moji in Kitakyushu. The main deities are the Hachiman triad descending from Usa: Emperor Ojin, Empress Jingu and Hime-gami. Kojiki (712 CE) records Emperor Ojin in the Empress Jingu narrative as the imperial son born on her return from the conquest of Silla. The shrine's setting on the strait connects it ritually with Kashii-gu in Fukuoka and Sumiyoshi Shrine in Shimonoseki, also linked with the Empress Jingu tradition. Shrine tradition records a 1166-1169 founding by transferring the deity from Usa Hachiman. The shrine's seaside location made it a guardian for crossings of the strait, where the decisive 1185 sea battle of Dan-no-ura was fought. It was registered as a prefectural shrine in the Meiji period. The Sai-nobori rite at the October reisai is a Yamaguchi prefectural intangible folk cultural property.
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彦島八幡宮の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
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Institutional source彦島八幡宮（山口県下関市）の御祭神・由緒・所在地・年中祭礼に関する公式情報。
https://hikoshima-guu.net/彦島八幡宮 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
彦島八幡宮の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q116890332 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BD%A6%E5%B3%B6%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE
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