Kirishima-Jingū
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is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture
, Japan
. It is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime
, Hoori
, Toyotama-hime
, Ugayafukiaezu
and Tamayori-bime
. 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.http://onehundredmountains.blogspot.com/2010/01/nihon-hyakumeizan-in-search-of-ground_15.html
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime
Konohanasakuya-hime
Konohanasakuya-hime , in Japanese mythology, is the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. She is the daughter of the mountain god Ohoyamatsumi. She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the Sakura, She is the wife of Ninigi...
, Hoori
Hoori
, also known as Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, was, in Japanese mythology, the third and youngest son of the kami Ninigi-no-Mikoto and the blossom princess Konohanasakuya-hime. He is one of the ancestors of the Emperors of Japan. He is also called Hohodemi and is most frequently known as Yamasachihiko ,...
, Toyotama-hime
Toyotama-hime
, better known as , is a goddess in Japanese mythology, and is featured in the Kojiki as well as Nihon Shoki. She is the beautiful daughter of Ryūjin, the god of the sea. She married the hunter Hoori and gave birth to a son, who in turn produced Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan...
, Ugayafukiaezu
Ugayafukiaezu
, commonly shortened to Ugayafukiaezu, is a Japanese deity and in Japanese mythology, he is the father of Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu...
and Tamayori-bime
Tamayori-bime
Tamayori-bime, also given as 玉依毘売命 and 玉依姫尊 is a goddess in Japanese mythology.Tamayori-bime is a Watatsumi's daughter and also Toyotama-hime's younger sister. Her name appears in Tenson kōrin and Ugayafukiaezu section. She brought up Ugayafukiaezu, a son of Hoori and Toyotama-bime...
. This shrine holds several Important Cultural Properties
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....
, 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.http://onehundredmountains.blogspot.com/2010/01/nihon-hyakumeizan-in-search-of-ground_15.html