Kirishima Shrine
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Kirishima-Jingū 霧島神宮 | |
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![]() The honden, or main shrine | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Konohanasakuya-hime Hoori Toyotama-hime Ugayafukiaezu Tamayori-bime Ninigi-no-Mikoto |
Location | |
Location | 2608-5, Kirishima-Taguchi, Kirishima Kagoshima 899-4201 |
Geographic coordinates | 31°51′32.2″N 130°52′18.7″E / 31.858944°N 130.871861°E |
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Kirishima-Jingū (霧島神宮), also called Takachiho-no-mine-jina (one of the peak of Mount Kirishima and the place of Tenson kōrin) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.
It is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, Hoori, Toyotama-hime, Ugayafukiaezu, Tamayori-bime and Ninigi-no-Mikoto. This shrine holds several Important Cultural Properties, such as Honden・Heiden・Haiden (本殿・幣殿・拝殿), Tōrōka (登廊下), Chōkushiden (勅使殿) etc. It has been destroyed several times by volcanic eruptions.[1]
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