Araho Shrine (荒穂神社, ''Araho Jinja'') is a
Shinto shrine located in
Kiyama,
Saga Prefecture, Japan.
History
The temple is said to have been built in the 7th century CE, during the reign of
Emperor Kōtoku
was the 36th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 孝徳天皇 (33)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
The years of his reign lasted from 645 through 654.
Traditional narrative
Before Kōtoku's ascensi ...
.
The shrine stands on the southern foot of
Mount Kizan
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
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* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
, which is the site of
Kii Castle, a nationally designated
historic site.
Records from ''The Three Major Records of Japan'' (日本三大実録, ''Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku'') of 860 mention that Araho was among a select number of shrines which had been granted a degree of the fifth highest rank. In the ''
Engishiki'', a document about royal ceremony in the
Heian Period, this shrine is counted as one of the four National shrines of the Third (lowest) Rank (国幣小社, ''Kokuhei Chūsha'') in the
Hizen Province.
Gallery
File:Araho-jinja_01.jpg, Torii at Araho Shrine entrance.
See also
*
Kii Castle
References
External links
Araho-jinja - Kyushu-jinja.com
Shinto shrines in Saga Prefecture
7th-century establishments in Japan
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