Minase Shrine

Minase Shrine 水無瀬神宮
Front view
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Type	Imperial Shrine
Dedicated to	Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku
Founded	1240
Glossary of Shinto

Minase Shrine (水無瀬神宮, Minase jingū^?) is a Shinto Shrine in Shimamoto, Osaka^[1]

The Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the kami of Emperor Go-Toba, Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Juntoku.^[1] In the struggle with the Kamakura shogunate, the three historical figures are united by one common factor—each was overpowered and banished from the Imperial center in Kyoto: Go-Toba was banished to Oki Island, where he died.^[2] Tsuchimikado felt compelled to abandon Kyoto, traveling first to Tosa province (now known as Kōchi Prefecture); and later, he removed himself to Awa province, where he died in exile.^[3] Juntoku was forced to end his days at Sado Island.^[4]. In 1873, the kami of Go-Daigo and Tushimikado were enshrined in 1874; and the kami of Juntoku was enshrined in 1874.^[5]

Kanpei-sha

In 1871, the Kanpei-sha (官幣社^?) identified the hierarchy of government-supported shrines most closely associated with the Imperial family.^[6] The kampeisha were shrines venerated by the imperial family. This category encompasses those sanctuaries enshrining emperors, imperial family members, or meritorious retainers of the Imperial family.^[7] Up through 1940, the mid-range of Imperial shrines or Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社^?) included the shrine; and it was then known as Minase-gū^[8] In 1940, Minase's status was changed Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社^?), which is the highest rank; and since then, it has been known as Minase jingū.^[9]

See also

• List of Jingū
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
• List of National Treasures of Japan (ancient documents)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 126.
2. ^ Brownlee, John S. (1991). Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing: From Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712), p.104.
3. ^ Takekoshi, Yosaburō. (2004). The Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan, Volume 1, p. 186.
4. ^ Bornoff, Nicholas. (2005). National Geographic Traveler Japan, p. 193.
5. ^ Holton, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō, a Study of the State Religion of Japan, p. 273.
6. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 124.
7. ^ Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University: Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms, Kampei Taisha.
8. ^ Ponsonby-Fane. Imperial, p. 125.
9. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1963). The Vicissitudes of Shinto, p. 394.

References

• Bornoff, Niholas. (2005). National Geographic Traveler Japan. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
• Brownlee, John S. (1991). Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing: From Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712). Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0-88920-997-9
• Holton, Daniel Clarence. (1922). The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō, a Study of the State Religion of Japan. Chicago: University of Chicago Libraries. OCLC 2857479
• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
• _______________. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
• _______________. (1963). The Vicissitudes of Shinto. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 186605327
• Takekoshi, Yosaburō. (2004). The Economic Aspects of the History of the Civilization of Japan, Volume 1. London: Taylor & Francis. 10-ISBN 0-415-32379-7/13-ISBN 978-0-415-32379-6

Coordinates: 34°53′06″N 135°40′23″E / 34.8849°N 135.673°E / 34.8849; 135.673