Kandani Shrine (神谷神社, ''Kandani jinja'') is a
Shinto
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...
shrine located in
Sakaide, Kagawa
file:Sakaide City Hall 2021-08 ac (1).jpg, 270px, Sakaide City Hall
file:Sakaide city center area Aerial photograph.2007.jpg, 270px, Aerial view of Sakaide city center
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had ...
Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the
kami
are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...
Kagu-tsuchi
Kagutsuchi (カグツチ; Old Japanese: ''Kagututi''), also known as Hi-no-Kagutsuchi or Homusubi among other names, is the kami of fire in classical Japanese mythology.
Mythology
Kagutsuchi's birth burned his mother Izanami, causing her death. ...
(火結命), Okitsuhiko no mikoto (奥津彦命), and Okitsuhime no mikoto (奥津姫命). According to legend, the shrine was established in 812. The shrine's main hall (本殿, ''honden'') has been designated a
Japanese National Treasure.
See also
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List of Shinto shrines in Japan
This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan. There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan. Shrines with structures that are National Treasures of Japan are covered by the List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines). For Shinto shrines ...
External links
Sakaide City website
Shinto shrines in Kagawa Prefecture
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