Ikasuri Shrine (坐摩神社, ''Ikasuri jinja'', also known as ''Zama jinja'') is a major
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 central
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan. Its annual festival is on April 22. In the former
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 ...
it was an imperial shrine of the second rank or ''
kanpei-chūsha'' (官幣中社). It was also the
ichinomiya
is a Japanese language, Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a Provinces of Japan, province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth.''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retr ...
of the former
Settsu Province
was a province of Japan, which today comprises the southeastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture and the northern part of Osaka Prefecture. It was also referred to as or .
Osaka and Osaka Castle were the main center of the province. Most of Settsu's ...
.
It enshrines five
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 ...
known as ''ikasuri no kami'' or ''zama no kami'': Ikui no kami (生井神), Sakui no kami (福井神), Tsunagai no kami (綱長井神), Hahiki no kami (波比祇神), and Asuha no kami (阿須波神); collectively known as
History
It was founded by
Empress Jingu
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when she returned from the Three Han (三韓, Korea) campaign.
She was nearly shipwrecked but managed to survive thanks to praying to
Watatsumi, and she made the shrine to honor him.
and
Watatsumi Shrine were both also made at the same time by the Empress.
Zamagami
Two of the goddesses composing Zamagami: Asuha-no-kami and Hahiki-no-kami are daughters of
Toshigami
See also
*
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 ...
References
External links
Official website
Chūō-ku, Osaka
Shinto shrines in Osaka
Beppyo shrines
Kanpei Chūsha
Shikinai Taisha
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