Sacred place
Himure Hachimangu
Himure Hachimangu in Omihachiman, Shiga, tutelary shrine of the merchant town and home of the Sagicho and Hachiman festivals.
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Hachiman shrine in Omihachiman, Shiga, with its Sagicho and Hachiman fire festivals registered as Important Intangible Folk Properties.
Description
Himure Hachimangu in Omihachiman, Shiga, stands at the southern foot of Mount Hachiman near the historic Omihachiman canal district. It enshrines the three Hachiman deities — Homutawake no Mikoto (Emperor Ojin), Okinaga Tarashi-hime no Mikoto (Empress Jingu) and Hime-gami — descending from Usa Jingu in Oita. Shrine tradition places early devotion in the reign of Emperor Seimu and records a refounding under Toyotomi Hidetsugu in 1568, when he laid out the castle town of Omihachiman. Through the Edo period it was the tutelary shrine of the Omi merchant community. It was registered as a district shrine (gosha) in 1871 and later as a prefectural shrine. Both the March Sagicho festival and the April Hachiman festival are designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.
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日牟禮八幡宮 由緒・所在地資料
Institutional source各社寺・公的機関
日牟禮八幡宮の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
日牟禮八幡宮 公式サイト
Institutional source日牟禮八幡宮の御祭神・由緒・所在地・年中祭礼に関する公式情報。
https://himure.jp/日牟禮八幡宮 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
日牟禮八幡宮の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q11509681 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E7%89%9F%E7%A6%AE%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE
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