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Kota Shrine (Niigata)

Coordinates: 37°9′59.32″N 138°13′23.50″E / 37.1664778°N 138.2231944°E / 37.1664778; 138.2231944
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Kota Shrine
居多神社
Kota Shrine with statue of Shinran (1173 – 1263) to right

Kota Shrine (居多神社, Kota-jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture.[1][2]

History

Kota was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture.[3] The enshrined kami are:

  • Ookuninushi no kami (大国主神)[1]
  • Nunagawahime no mikoto (奴奈川姫命)[1]
  • Takeminakata no mikoto (建御名方命)[1]

Shinran found refuge at Kota-jinja when he was exiled from Kyoto in 1207.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kotodamaya.com, "Kota Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. ^ "居多神社". Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Retrieved 2012-10-26. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.

37°9′59.32″N 138°13′23.50″E / 37.1664778°N 138.2231944°E / 37.1664778; 138.2231944

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