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 at
Sakyō-ku,
Kyoto
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,
Kyoto Prefecture
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Japan
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.
History
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
. In 965,
Emperor Murakami
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ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian ''kami'' of Japan. These
heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Kifune Shrine.
From 1871 through 1946, the Kifune Shrine was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines.
The shrine is also associated with the
Ushi no toki mairi
or refers to a prescribed method of laying a curse upon a target that is traditional to Japan, so-called because it is conducted during the hours of the Ox (between 1 and 3 AM). The practitioner—typically a scorned woman—while dres ...
, the ritual of wearing candles on one's head and laying a curse at a shrine during the "hour of the
Ox", since it is from the resident deity that
Hashihime (Princess of the Uji Bridge) learns the prescribed ritual to turn herself into an ''
oni
An ( ) is a kind of ''yōkai'', demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains or in hell. Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like th ...
'' demon to exact vengeance, the story of which is immortalized in the
Noh
is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. It is Japan's oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today. Noh is often based on tales from traditional literature featuri ...
play ''Kanawa'' ("The Iron Crown").
See also
*
List of Shinto shrines
For lists of Shinto shrines, see:
* List of Shinto shrines in Japan
** List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto
* List of Shinto shrines outside Japan
** List of Shinto shrines in Taiwan
** List of Shinto shrines in the United States
See also
* List of ...
*
Twenty-Two Shrines
The of Japan is one ranking system for Shinto shrines. The system was established during the Heian period and formed part of the government's systematization of Shinto during the emergence of a general anti-Chinese sentiment and the suppression o ...
*
Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
Modern may refer to:
History
*Modern history
** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
*** 19th century
*** 20th century
** Contemporary history
* Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century
Philos ...
Notes
References
*
Breen, John and
Mark Teeuwen Mark J. Teeuwen (Marcus Jacobus Teeuwen, born 9 February 1966, Eindhoven) is a Dutch academic and Japanologist. He is an expert in Japanese religious practices, and he is a professor at the University of Oslo.University of Oslo faculty CV/ref> In a ...
. (2000)
''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami.''Honolulu:
University of Hawaii Press
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.
*
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962).
''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 399449* ____________. (1959)
''The Imperial House of Japan.''Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
External links
Official Site*
Beppyo shrines
Shinto shrines in Kyoto
Myōjin Taisha
Kanpei Chūsha
Twenty-Two Shrines
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