Asahikawa Shrine (旭川神社, ''Asahikawa jinja'') is a
Shinto shrine located in
Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Established in 1893, it is dedicated to the
kami Amaterasu
Amaterasu, also known as Amaterasu Ōmikami () or Ōhirume no Muchi no Kami (), is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. One of the major deities (''kami'') of Shinto, she is also portrayed in Japan's earliest literary texts, the ''Kojik ...
(天照皇大御神) and Konohanasakuyahime no mikoto (木花開耶姫命). Its annual festival is on August 15.
See also
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List of Shinto shrines in Hokkaidō
External links
Official websiteHokkaido Shinto listing
Shinto shrines in Hokkaido
1893 establishments in Japan
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