Hakodate Hachiman Shrine

Located in Yachigashira-cho, Hakodate City, Hokkaido. The deity enshrined is Hondawake-no-Mikoto (Emperor Ojin), with Sumiyoshi-no-Okami and Kotohira-no-Okami also enshrined. It is widely revered throughout Hokkaido as the guardian deity of Hokkaido and the protector deity of development, navigation, and fishing. It is said to have originated in 1445 (Bun'an 2), when the lord of Kameda County, Kono, enshrined Hachiman-gu as the guardian deity of the castle he built in Hakodate. The shrine's location changed after that, but in the Meiji period it became a revered shrine of the Hokkaido Development Commission, and in 1880 (Meiji 13) it moved to its current location, a scenic spot with Mount Hakodate in the background. Formerly a national shrine. The annual festival is held on August 15th. A portable shrine (mikoshi) is carried around the city.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

北海道函館市谷地頭(やちがしら)町に鎮座。祭神は品陀和気命(ほんだわけのみこと)（応神(おうじん)天皇）のほか住吉大神、金刀比羅(ことひら)大神を配祀(はいし)。北海道鎮護神、開拓・航海・漁業の守護神として道内で広く崇敬されている。1445年（文安2）亀田(かめだ)郡領主河野氏が箱館に築いた城の鎮守として八幡宮を祀(まつ)ったのが起源と伝える。以後社地は変転したが、明治になって北海道開拓使の崇敬社となり、1880年（明治13）函館山を背にする景勝地である現在地に移った。旧国幣中社。例祭は8月15日。神輿(みこし)が市内を巡幸する。

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