Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine

Japanese: 日吉大社 - ひよしたいしゃ

Located in Sakamoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. In the past, it was called "Hie" and written as Hie. Formerly a government-sponsored grand shrine. The main deity enshrined at the eastern main shrine is Oyamakui-no-mikoto, and the western main shrine is Oonamuchi-no-mikoto. Since ancient times, it has been called Sanno or Sanno Gongen, and is the head shrine of all Hiyoshi (Hie) shrines across the country. The deity enshrined is the local deity of Mount Hiei, and it is said to have been founded during the reign of Emperor Sujin. It is a famous grand shrine listed in the Engishiki, and as the guardian shrine of Enryaku-ji Temple, it has shared its rise and fall. Especially since Emperor Go-Sanjo, successive emperors have visited the shrine, and many ministers, shoguns, and ordinary people have visited the shrine. With this as a backdrop, the monks of Enryaku-ji Temple carried portable shrines and made strong appeals to the imperial court. In 1571, the main shrine building was burned down by Oda Nobunaga, and the current structure was rebuilt after 1586. The two main shrines, designated as national treasures, are in the typical Hiyoshi style, with a red torii gate called Sanno torii, which has a gabled roof on top. The annual festival in April has been famous since ancient times as the Sanno Festival. The grounds of the nationally designated historic site include the various worship halls, tower gates, and Hiyoshi Sanbashi Bridge, and are designated as important cultural properties along with the seven mikoshi portable shrines. → Sanno faith / Sanno Ichimi Shinto → Related topics Aichi-so | Sakamoto | Tanaka-so | Lake Biwa Quasi-National Park

Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine

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Japanese:

滋賀県大津市坂本に鎮座。古くは〈ひえ〉ともいい，日枝とも書いた。旧官幣大社。東本宮にまつる大山咋(おおやまくい)命を主祭神とし，西本宮の大己貴(おおなむち)神を合祭する。古来，山王，山王権現などと称し，全国の日吉（日枝）神社の総本社。祭神は比叡山の地主神で，崇神天皇の時の創建と伝える。延喜式内の名神大社で，延暦寺の鎮護社として，盛衰をともにした。ことに後三条天皇以後，歴代天皇の行幸があり，大臣・将軍をはじめ一般庶民の参籠(さんろう)も多く，これらを背景に延暦寺の僧徒は，神輿(みこし)をかついで朝廷に強訴(ごうそ)した。1571年社殿は織田信長によって焼かれ，現存のものは1586年以後の再建。国宝の東西両本宮は典型的な日吉造で，鳥居は赤く山王鳥居といい，上に破風(はふ)をもつ。４月の例祭は古来，山王祭として有名。国指定史跡の境内には諸拝殿や楼門，日吉三橋などがあり，七基の神輿などとともに重要文化財。→山王信仰／山王一実神道
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