Amatsu Shrine
Amatsu Shrine, July 2013
Amatsu Shrine (天津神社 Amatsu jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Itoigawa, Niigata.[1]
History
Amatsu was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture.[2] The enshrined kami are:
- Ninigi no mikoto (瓊瓊杵尊), also known as Amatsuhikohikoho Ninigi no mikoto[1]
- Amenokoyane no ookami (天児屋根神)[1]
- Futodama no mikoto (太玉命)[1]
Related pages
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kotodamaya.com, "Amatsu Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Coordinates: 37°2′24.5″N 137°51′51.3″E / 37.040139°N 137.864250°E
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