Honjō Shrine

Infobox Shinto shrine
name = Honjō Shrine
本荘神社

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caption = Honjō Shrine
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dedication = Yamata no Orochi
founded = 995
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address = 9-24 Shikishima-chō
Gifu, Gifu Prefecture 〒500-8043
Japan
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website = http://homepage3.nifty.com/honjojinja-gifu/

nihongo|Honjō Shrine|本荘神社|Honjō Jinja is a Shinto shrine located in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Alternative "kanji" for the shrine are 本庄神社 ("Honjō Jinja"). [http://homepage3.nifty.com/honjojinja-gifu/ Shrines near Honjō Shrinje] . ja icon Honjō Shrine. Accessed June 9, 2008.] Honjō Shrine was built as a larger shrine, but it was split into three separate shrines, of which the current Honjō Shrine is one. The other two are Yakumo Shrine (八雲神社 "Yakumo Jinja") and Rokujō Shrine (六条神社 "Rokujō Jinja"), both of which are located nearby.

History

The shrine was originally located Convert|3|km|mi|1|abbr=on to the northeast. In 1599, though, Oda Nobukatsu moved the shrine and divided it into the three mentioned above. His reasoning was that he feared a Battle of Gifu Castle between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Ishida Mitsunari. Nobukatsu's fears were confirmed the following year when the Battle of Castle took place as a precursor one month before the larger and more decisive Battle of Sekigahara.

In 1931, the village of Honjō was amalgamated into the city of Gifu and the shrine changed its festival date to April 5, to coincide with Inaba Shrine's Gifu Festival.

External Links

* [http://homepage3.nifty.com/honjojinja-gifu/ Honjō Shrine official homepage] ja icon

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