Sacred place
Utou Shrine
Utou Shrine in Aomori City is the traditional birthplace of the town, with a name shared by the Noh play Utou attributed to Zeami.
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Utou Shrine is the traditional birthplace of Aomori City and the setting of the Noh play Utou.
Description
Utou Shrine (善知鳥神社) is a Shinto shrine in Yasukata, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the city of Aomori and the guardian shrine of its central district. The shrine name Utou is the former name of Aomori village, recorded as the setting of the Noh play Utou attributed to Zeami. The enshrined kami are the Munakata Three Goddesses Tagiri-hime-no-Mikoto, Ichikishima-hime-no-Mikoto, and Tagitsu-hime-no-Mikoto, recorded in the Kojiki (712 CE) as born from the oath-making between Amaterasu and Susanoo. According to shrine tradition, the shrine was founded during the reign of Emperor Ingyo and restored in 708 CE, and it was rebuilt in 1624 by Tsugaru Nobuhira at the founding of Aomori port.
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善知鳥神社 公式・公的由緒資料
Institutional source善知鳥神社の由緒、所在地、参詣圏を確認するための公式・公的資料。
善知鳥神社 地域資料・百科資料
Secondary source善知鳥神社の名称、所在地、歴史的背景を補助的に確認する二次資料。
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