Kagoshima Shrine

Japanese: 鹿児島神宮 - かごしまじんぐう
Kagoshima Shrine

It is located in Hayato-cho, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The main deities are Amatsuhidakahikohohodemi-no-mikoto and Toyotamahime-no-mikoto, and the other deities enshrined are Tarashihiko-no-mikoto (Emperor Chuai), Okinagatarashihime-no-mikoto (Empress Jingu), Hondawake-no-mikoto (Emperor Ojin), and Nakahime-no-mikoto (Empress Ojin). According to the shrine's legend, the shrine was founded in either the Age of the Gods or the reign of Emperor Jimmu. Since the Middle Ages, it has also been called Osumi Sho Hachiman or Kokubu Hachiman. It was designated as a Taisha shrine under the Engi system, and was highly revered by the common people as the Ichinomiya of Osumi Province (eastern Kagoshima Prefecture). The cost of maintenance was covered by the tax revenues of the three provinces of Hyuga (Miyazaki Prefecture), Satsuma (western Kagoshima Prefecture), and Osumi. During the Kenkyu era (1190-1199) of Emperor Gotoba, the shrine had a land area of ​​over 2,500 cho, and by the end of the Edo period, it had a land area of ​​1,000 koku. The current shrine building was built with the tax revenues of the Satsuma Domain over two generations, the 24th and 25th generations of the Shimazu clan. In 1871 (Meiji 4), it was designated as a National Medium-sized Shrine, and in 1874, Kagoshima Shrine was renamed Kagoshima Jingu, became a Kanpei Medium-sized Shrine, and in 1895, became a Kanpei Taisha. The shrine grounds and the remains of the shrine are designated as national historic sites. The annual festival is held on August 15th in the lunar calendar. At the Hatsuuma Festival, held on the Sunday closest to the 18th of the lunar New Year, many Suzukake horses dance in prayer, led by a sacred horse.

[Ishu Ochiai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

鹿児島県霧島(きりしま)市隼人(はやと)町に鎮座。天津日高彦穂穂出見尊(あまつひだかひこほほでみのみこと)、豊玉比売命(とよたまひめのみこと)を主神とし、相殿(あいどの)神として、帯中比子尊(たらしひこのみこと)(仲哀(ちゅうあい)天皇)、息長帯比売命(おきながたらしひめのみこと)(神功(じんぐう)皇后)、品陀和気尊(ほんだわけのみこと)(応神(おうじん)天皇)、中比売命(なかつひめのみこと)(応神天皇皇后)を祀(まつ)る。社伝によれば、当神宮の創祀(そうし)は、神代とも、神武(じんむ)天皇の代ともいう。中古以来、大隅正八幡(おおすみしょうはちまん)あるいは国分(こくぶ)八幡とも称されてきた。延喜(えんぎ)の制で大社に列せられ、大隅国(鹿児島県東部)一宮(いちのみや)として衆庶の厚い崇敬が寄せられた。また営繕の費用は、日向(ひゅうが)(宮崎県)・薩摩(さつま)(鹿児島県西部)・大隅3国の正税をもってあてられ、後鳥羽(ごとば)天皇の建久(けんきゅう)年間(1190~1199)には社領が2500余町あり、江戸時代末まで1000石の社領を有していたという。現在の社殿は、島津氏24代、25代の2代にわたり薩摩藩の正税をもって造営された。1871年(明治4)国幣中社に列せられ、1874年鹿児島神社を鹿児島神宮と改称、官幣中社となり、さらに1895年官幣大社となった。境内及び社家跡は国指定史跡。例祭は旧8月15日。旧正月18日に近い日曜日の初午(はつうま)祭には、神馬を先頭に多くの鈴懸馬が踊りながら参拝する。

[落合偉洲]

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