Miyake Hachimangū

Miyake Hachimangū Shrine 三宅八幡宮
The Miyake Hachimangū Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Hachiman
Festival	Autumn Festival, Hojou-e (放生会) (September 14,15, 16th)
Type	Hachiman Shrine
Location
Location	Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°4′6.08″N 135°47′00″E
Architecture
Style	Hachiman-zukuri
Date established	859
Website
http://www.miyake-hachiman.com/
Glossary of Shinto

Miyake-Hachimangū (三宅八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine, in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine is famous for worship to beneficial to children, such as baby colic, academic achievement, safe delivery of childbirth. Because Mushi (虫, parasitic worms, insects, bugs) was thought to cause baby colic (疳の虫; kan-no mushi), the shrine also has worship for power to expel Mushi. Therefore the shrine is so-called Mushi-hachiman (虫八幡). Recently, many pieces of large size of Ema was excavated, that represent worship to expel Mushi, and the Ema were designated as National Folk Cultural Properties.

History

The shrine records say that Ono no Imoko built this shrine after his travel to the Sui court in the era of Empress Suiko. In the journey to China, he got sick in the Chikushi region, and prayed for the recovery of his health at Usa Hachimangū. He then successfully accomplished his mission as kenzuishi. He built Miyake Hachimangū in his territory to thank Hachiman.

See also

• List of Shinto shrines

References

• Miyake hachimangu official web page, history

External links

• Miyake Hachimangu