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The lucky charm(叶う輪 Kanauwa) of Shiramine Shrine is very popular to worshipers. Kanauwa is Lucky charm of sports.
Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms, ''Kampei Taisha.''
/ref> Up through 1940, the mid-range of Imperial shrines or included the shrine; and it was then known as Shiramine''-gū''Ponsonby-Fane. ''Imperial,'' p. 125. In 1940, Shiramine's status was changed to , which is the highest rank; and since then, it has been known as Shiramine ''jingū.''Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1963). ''The Vicissitudes of Shinto,'' p. 394.
''The Imperial House of Japan.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* _______________. (1962)
''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 399449
* _______________. (1963)
''The Vicissitudes of Shinto.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.
Shiramine Shrine Official Site (English, Japanese)
Photos of (叶う輪 Kanauwa)
{{Authority control Jingū Shinto shrines in Kyoto Emperor Sutoku Beppyo shrines Kanpei Chūsha
Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of Japanー Heian-ky ō. Located in the center of the present-d ...
Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 126.
The Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the ''kami'' of Emperor Junnin
was the 47th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 淳仁天皇 (47)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. The seventh son of Prince Toneri and a grandson of Emperor Tenmu, his reign spanned the years 758 ...
and Emperor Sutoku
was the 75th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 崇徳天皇 (75)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Sutoku's reign spanned the years from 1123 through 1142.
Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chr ...
. Annually in mid–September two Noh performances are held at the Shiramine Shrine in memory of Emperor Sutoku.
Shiramine is also home to the deity Seidai Myojin who is popularly known as the god of sports, and especially soccer.
The lucky charm(叶う輪 Kanauwa) of Shiramine Shrine is very popular to worshipers. Kanauwa is Lucky charm of sports.
Kanpei-sha
In 1871, the identified the hierarchy of government-supported shrines most closely associated with the Imperial family.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' p. 124. The ''kampeisha'' were shrines venerated by the imperial family. This category encompasses those sanctuaries enshrining emperors, imperial family members, or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family.Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin UniversityGlossary of Shinto Names and Terms, ''Kampei Taisha.''
/ref> Up through 1940, the mid-range of Imperial shrines or included the shrine; and it was then known as Shiramine''-gū''Ponsonby-Fane. ''Imperial,'' p. 125. In 1940, Shiramine's status was changed to , which is the highest rank; and since then, it has been known as Shiramine ''jingū.''Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1963). ''The Vicissitudes of Shinto,'' p. 394.
Festivals
Shunki Reitaisai Festival (Grand Festival of Spring) April 14Kemari
is an athletic game that was popular in Japan during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura period (1185–1333). It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kinki (Kansai reg ...
10:30 a.m.
Budō(武道）shoureisai
(Festival of Budō(武道）)
May 5
Japanese Budō Demonstration from9:00 a.m.(all day long)
Seidaimyoujin Reisai Festival
July 7
Kemari
is an athletic game that was popular in Japan during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura period (1185–1333). It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kinki (Kansai reg ...
2:00 p.m.
Komachi-odori 4:30 p.m.
See also
*List of Jingū
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
* 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 ...
* Kemari
is an athletic game that was popular in Japan during the Heian (794–1185) and Kamakura period (1185–1333). It resembles a game of keepie uppie or hacky sack. The game was popular in Kyoto, the capital, and the surrounding Kinki (Kansai reg ...
Notes
References
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959)''The Imperial House of Japan.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* _______________. (1962)
''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 399449
* _______________. (1963)
''The Vicissitudes of Shinto.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.
External links
Shiramine Shrine Official Site (English, Japanese)
Photos of (叶う輪 Kanauwa)
{{Authority control Jingū Shinto shrines in Kyoto Emperor Sutoku Beppyo shrines Kanpei Chūsha