Niukawakami Shrine

Niukawakami Shrine at Nara in Japan.

Niukawakami Shrine (丹生川上神社, Niukawakami Jinja^?), also known as Nibukawakami Jinja, is a Shinto shrine located at Nara in Nara, Japan.

History

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.^[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Niukawakami Shrine.^[2]

From 1871 through 1946, the Nibukawakami Jinja was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社^?), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. ^[3]

See also

• List of Shinto shrines
• Twenty-Two Shrines
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

Notes

1. ^ Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.

References

• Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 10-ISBN 0-8248-2363-X; 13-ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
• ____________. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887

Coordinates: 34°23′25″N 135°59′11″E / 34.39028°N 135.98639°E / 34.39028; 135.98639