Masumida Shrine
| Masumida Shrine 真清田神社 | |
|---|---|
 Haiden of Masumida Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Amenoho no Akari no mikoto |
| Location | |
| Location | 1-2-1, Masumida, Ichinomiya, Aichi 491-0043 |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°18′27″N 136°48′07″E / 35.30750°N 136.80194°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | unknown |
| Website | |
| www | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Masumida Shrine (真清田神社, Masumida Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Ichinomiya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As the name of the city implies, the shrine is the ichinomiya of former Owari Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 3.
Enshrined kami
The primary kami of Masumida Jinja is Amenoho no Akari no mikoto (天火明命), who appears in the Kujiki as a descendant of Amaterasu, and the ancestor of the Owari clan, the prehistoric rulers of the area.
History
The date of Masumida Shrine’s foundation is unknown. Shrine tradition and the Kujiki records give the unlikely date of 628 BC. The shrine is mentioned s in the early Heian period Engishiki records and in the Yamato Takeru myth cycle. It has been styled as the ichinomiya of Owari Province since at least the end of the Heian period, and enjoyed the patronage of the Oda clan, and subsequently the Tokugawa shogunate until the end of the Edo period.
After the Meiji Restoration, it was granted the rank of Kokuhei Chūsha (2nd rank National Shrine) under State Shinto in 1875.[1]
The shrine preserves a number of National Important Cultural Properties of Japan, including:
- 12 wooden kagura masks, ten from the Kamakura period, two from the Muromachi period, donation from Juntoku Tenno
- 25 lacquer trays and bowls, dated 1457
- 22 ceremonial bronze bowls and plates, dated 1574
See also
References
- Plutschow, Herbe. (1996). Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. London: RoutledgeCurzon.ISBN 1-873-41063-8
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
External links
- Masumida Shrine (Official site)
Notes
- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 125.
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