Umi Hachiman-gū

Umi Hachimangū 宇美八幡宮
Torii at Umi Hachimangū
Information
Dedicated to	Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingū Tamayori-bime Sumiyoshi sanjin Izanagi
Founded	Unknown
Address	1-1-1, Umi, Umi Kasuya District Fukuoka 811-2101
Website	www3.ocn.ne.jp/~umi8man/u_frame_1.htm
Glossary of Shinto

Umi Hachimangū (宇美八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi.

History

The shrine is venerated as the legendary place where Empress Jingū safely gave birth to the future Emperor Ōjin, and is still patroned by those praying for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing.

Natural Treasures

The cluster of giant camphor trees called Kada’s Forest ^[1] (including the two old camphors that have been deemed Natural Treasures, "Yufuta’s Forest" and "Kinukake’s Forest").

Gallery

Koyasu-no-ishi (子安の石 lit:The praying stone for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing).
Yufuta's forest, one of the old camphor trees in this shrine, is designated as the National Treasures.

References

↑ "Umi Shrine". Fukuoka Prefecture. Retrieved 19 September 2011.

External links

Official website (Japanese)
Crossroad Fukuoka - Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Information (English)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umi Hachimangū.

Coordinates: 33°34′13″N 130°30′32″E / 33.57028°N 130.50889°E / 33.57028; 130.50889

Shinto shrines

Shinto architecture

Buildings	chōzuya or temizuya haiden heiden hokora honden / shinden / shōden kagura-den massha sessha

Architectonic elements	Chinjusha chigi hidden roof kaerumata: see nakazonae kairō karahafu karamon katōmado katsuogi ken kentozuka: see nakazonae kitsune (fox) komainu mon nakazonae sandō shinboku shōrō sōrin tamagaki tokyō torii tōrō

Styles	hirairi-zukuri tsumairi-zukuri gongen-zukuri hachiman-zukuri hiyoshi-zukuri irimoya-zukuri ishi-no-ma-zukuri kasuga-zukuri kibitsu-zukuri misedana-zukuri nagare-zukuri ōtori-zukuri owari-zukuri ryōnagare-zukuri shinmei-zukuri sumiyoshi-zukuri taisha-zukuri

Others

Implements	An ema gohei hakama jōe kamidana mikoshi ofuda omamori ōnusa saisen shaku shide shimenawa shinboku shintai tamagushi tamaya

Main kami	Amaterasu Hachiman Inari Ōkami Tenjin

Staff	kannushi miko

Head shrines¹	Fushimi Inari Taisha Usa Hachiman-gū Ise Grand Shrine Dazaifu Tenman-gū Munakata Taisha Suwa Taisha Hiyoshi Taisha Kumano Nachi Taisha Tsushima Shrine Yasaka Shrine

Miscellaneous	A-un Glossary of Shinto jingū-ji Jinja Honchō miyadera

¹ (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)

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