Hie Shrine

Japanese: 日枝神社 - ひえじんじゃ

A shrine located in Nagatacho, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Formerly a government- sponsored grand shrine. The deities worshipped are Oyamakui-no- Kami, Kunitokotachi-no-Kami , Izanami -no-Kami , and Tarashi Nakatsuhiko -no-Mikoto. It began in the Bunmei era ( 1469-87 ) when Ota Dokan moved Sanno Gongen from Muryoju-ji Temple in Kawagoe, Musashi Province, to Edo Castle and made it the guardian deity within the castle. Since the Tokugawa clan entered the city, it has been considered the tutelary deity of the Shogun's family. The annual festival on June 15th is called the Sanno Festival (Official Festival, Tenka Festival), and is one of the three major festivals of Edo, along with the festivals of Kanda Myojin Shrine and Asakusa Shrine. Edo Sanno Gongen. Sanno Hie Shrine. Sanno-san.

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Japanese:

東京都千代田区永田町にある神社。旧官幣大社。祭神は大山咋神(おおやまくいのかみ)、国常立神(くにとこたちのかみ)、伊邪那美神(いざなみのかみ)、足仲彦尊(たらしなかつひこのみこと)。文明年間（一四六九‐八七）太田道灌が武蔵国川越の無量寿寺の山王権現を江戸城に移し城内鎮守としたのに始まる。徳川氏入府以来将軍家の産土神(うぶすながみ)とされた。六月一五日の例祭は山王祭（御用祭、天下祭）といわれ、神田明神、浅草神社の祭とともに、江戸三大祭の一つ。江戸山王権現。山王日枝神社。山王さん。

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