Kibitsuhiko jinja

Kibitsuhiko Shrine
For other places with the same name, see Kibitsu jinja.

Kibitsuhiko jinja (吉備津彦神社), also known as Kibitsuhiko Shrine,[1] is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.[2]

History

The shrine was built between 1390 and 1402.[1]

Kitbitsuhiko jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bizen Province.[3] The enshrined kami is Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto (吉備津彦命),[2] who was the son of Emperor Korei.[4]

The shrine was one of 50 of the lowest ranked, nationally significant shrines (Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社)).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kibitsu-jinja" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 513.
  2. 1 2 Kotodamaya.com, "Kibitsuhiko Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-11-20.
  4. ↑ Louis-Frédéric, "Kibitsu-hiko no Mikoto" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 513.

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Coordinates: 34°40′36.2″N 133°51′49.9″E / 34.676722°N 133.863861°E / 34.676722; 133.863861

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