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Shinto shrines in Hyōgo Prefecture Hachiman shrines Religious buildings and structures completed in 1111 {{Shinto-stub
is a Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...
shrine
A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy sacred space, space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor worship, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, Daemon (mythology), daem ...
in Miki
Miki may refer to:
Places
*Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
*Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
*Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan
People
*Miki (given name)
*Miki (surname)
*Miki Núñez (born ...
, Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...
, Japan
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. It is a Hachiman Shrine
A is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the ''kami'' Hachiman. It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine). There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
Originally the name 八幡 was re ...
that was founded in 1111 and was rebuilt in 1585 after having burned down.on the Miki City website (Japanese)
Events
*Third Sunday in January: Oni-oi Shiki. *Second and third Saturdays and Sundays in October: Miki Autumn Harvest Festival.See also
*Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine may refer to:
* Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo), a shinto shrine in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan
* Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine may refer to:
* Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo), a shinto shrine in Miki, Hyōgo, ...
References
Location
This shrine is nearMiki station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). There was a station with the same name on the Miki Railway Miki Line which ended operation on Marc ...
on the Ao Line of Kobe Electric Railway
, often called , is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.
Lines
* Arima Line ( Minatogawa - Arima Onsen
is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan. This ...
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External links
Official website
Shinto shrines in Hyōgo Prefecture Hachiman shrines Religious buildings and structures completed in 1111 {{Shinto-stub