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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
Nagata-ku, Kobe is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 11.46 km², and a population of 96,072 (2018). This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake The , or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, ...
,
Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.Kobe Convention and Visitors Association
Nagata Jinja Shrine
/ref> The shrine is associated with
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 ...
, who is said to have told
Empress Jingū was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the ''Kojiki'' and the ''Nihon Shoki'' (collectively known as the ''Kiki'') record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime. Leg ...
that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.


History

According to the '' Nihon Shoki'', Nagata was founded by
Empress Jingū was a legendary Japanese empress who ruled as a regent following her husband's death in 200 AD. Both the ''Kojiki'' and the ''Nihon Shoki'' (collectively known as the ''Kiki'') record events that took place during Jingū's alleged lifetime. Leg ...
at the beginning of the 3rd century along with Hirota Shrine. In 2001, the shrine celebrated its 1,800 years of history. From 1871 through 1946, the Nagata was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second tier of government supported shrines which were especially venerated by the imperial family. Nagata is related to
Sumiyoshi Taisha , also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan. However, the oldest shrine that enshrines the Sumiyoshi sanjin, the thre ...
and
Ikuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. History According to '' Nihon Shoki'', it was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century AD to enshrine the '' ...
.


Festivals and events

An autumn matsuri in October is a special day (''
en'nichi Ennichi (, "related day") is a day believed to have a special relation ( en) with a particular Japanese deity. Often, it is a day when a deity is believed to have been born or left the world. In Shinto, this day is encouraged to be embraced as it ...
'') for the ''kami'' Kotoshironushi. A ''
setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring in the traditional calendar, known as ; though previously referri ...
'' observance in February is the ''Tsuina-shiki Shinji,'' which engages hopes for safety in the home and averting misfortune. This Shinto purification ritual is designated as an
intangible cultural heritage An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. Int ...
event. The elaborate ceremony is a pantomime representation of driving out demons or bad spirits.Ponsonby-Fane, pp. 327-328.


See also

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List of Shinto shrines For lists of Shinto shrines, see: *List of Shinto shrines in Japan **List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto *List of Shinto shrines outside Japan **List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan **List of Shinto shrines in the United States See also *List of Jingū ...
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Twenty-Two Shrines The of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines. The system was established during the Heian period and formed part of the government's systematization of Shinto during the emergence of a general anti-Chinese sentiment and the suppression o ...
*
Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines The was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into #Imperial shrines (''kampeisha ...
* ''
Nagata Maru The was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo. The ship was entered service in 1937. The name ''Nagata Maru'' derives from Nagata jinja, a Shinto shrine in Nagata Ward, Kobe, Japan.Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) '' Visi ...
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Notes


References

* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1964). ''Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society.


External links


Nagata jinja official website
3rd-century establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Kobe Shinto shrines in Hyōgo Prefecture Tourist attractions in Kobe Beppyo shrines {{Shinto-stub