Nagata Shrine
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is a Shinto
shrine
in Nagata Ward, Kobe
, Japan
. At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.
The shrine is associated with Amaterasu
, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.
, Nagata was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century along with Hirota Shrine
. In 2001, the shrine celebrated its 1,800 years of history.
From 1871 through 1946, the Nagata was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second tier of government supported shrines which were especially venerated by the imperial family.
Nagata is related to Sumiyoshi Taisha
and Ikuta Shrine
.
A setsubun
observance in February is the Tsuina-shiki Shinji, which engages hopes for safety in the home and averting misfortune. This Shinto purification ritual is designated as an intangible cultural heritage
event. The elaborate ceremony is a pantomime representation of driving out demons or bad spirits.
Shinto
or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
shrine
Jinja (Shinto)
A Shinto shrine is a structure whose main purpose is to house one or more Shinto kami....
in Nagata Ward, Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, 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...
. At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.
The shrine is associated with Amaterasu
Amaterasu
, or is apart of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion. She is the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe. the name Amaterasu derived from Amateru meaning "shining in heaven." The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great August kami who...
, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.
History
According to Nihon ShokiNihon Shoki
The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical...
, Nagata was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century along with Hirota Shrine
Hirota Shrine
' is a Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Nishinomiya literally means "shrine of the west," and the town is in fact named after Hirota Shrine.-Location:...
. In 2001, the shrine celebrated its 1,800 years of history.
From 1871 through 1946, the Nagata was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second tier of government supported shrines which were especially venerated by the imperial family.
Nagata is related to Sumiyoshi Taisha
Sumiyoshi Taisha
, also known as Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Sumiyoshi ward in the city of Osaka, Japan. It is the main shrine of all the Sumiyoshi shrines in Japan...
and Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine
' is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country.According to Nihon Shoki, it was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century AD to enshrine the kami Wakahirume, and was used as the base for a festival welcoming...
.
Festivals and events
An autumn matsuri in October is a special day (en'nichi) for the kami Kotoshironushi.A setsubun
Setsubun
is the day before the beginning of spring in Japan. The name literally means "seasonal division", but usually the term refers to the spring Setsubun, properly called Risshun celebrated yearly on February 3 as part of the...
observance in February is the Tsuina-shiki Shinji, which engages hopes for safety in the home and averting misfortune. This Shinto purification ritual is designated as an intangible cultural heritage
Intangible cultural heritage
The concept of intangible cultural heritage emerged in the 1990s, as a counterpart to the World Heritage that focuses mainly on tangible aspects of culture...
event. The elaborate ceremony is a pantomime representation of driving out demons or bad spirits.
See also
- List of Shinto shrines
- Twenty-Two Shrines
- Modern system of ranked Shinto ShrinesModern system of ranked Shinto ShrinesThe The The (sometimes called simply , was an organizational aspect of the establishment of Japanese State Shinto. This system classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines...
- Nagata MaruNagata MaruThe was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo. The ship was went into service in 1937.The name Nagata Maru derives from Nagata jinja, a Shinto shrine in Nagata Ward, Kobe, Japan.-History:...