Sacred place
Umi Hachimangu
Umi Hachimangu in Umi, Fukuoka is the traditional birthplace of Emperor Ojin after Empress Jingu's return from the Korean campaign, the head shrine of safe-childbirth devotion.
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Umi Hachimangu in Fukuoka marks the traditional birthplace of Emperor Ojin and is the head shrine of safe-childbirth devotion.
Description
Umi Hachimangu (宇美八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in Umi-machi, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, traditionally identified as the place where Empress Jingu gave birth to Emperor Ojin (Homutawake-no-Mikoto) immediately after her return from the Korean campaign. The principal kami are Emperor Ojin and Empress Jingu, with Tamayori-hime, the Sumiyoshi deities, and Izanagi enshrined as auxiliary kami. According to the Nihon Shoki (720 CE), the Empress delayed labour by tying a stone to her waist and gave birth at Kada village in Tsukushi, the Umi village of the present name. Shrine tradition records the founding in 574 CE under Emperor Bidatsu, and the camphor trees in the precincts, some over 2,000 years old, are designated natural monuments of Fukuoka.
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宇美八幡宮 由緒・所在地資料
Institutional source各社寺・公的機関
宇美八幡宮の名称・所在地・由緒を確認するための社寺・公的機関の公開資料。
宇美八幡宮 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
宇美八幡宮の名称・所在地・座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q924940 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87%E7%BE%8E%E5%85%AB%E5%B9%A1%E5%AE%AE
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