- Hachiman Shrine
Nihongo|Hachiman Shrine|八幡神社|"Hachiman Jinja" (or 八幡宮 "Hachiman-gū") is a
shinto shrine dedicated to the kamiHachiman . It is the second most numerous type of shinto shrines after ones dedicated to Inari.Originally the name was read "Yawata" or "Yahata", a reading still used in some occasions.
Famous Hachiman Shrines include:
*The following four shrines are made into groups of three, either as Usa-Iwashimizu-Hakozaki or Usa-Iwashimizu-Tsurugaoka, and both of these groupings are known as the Three Major Hachiman Shrines of Japan.
**Usa Shrine 宇佐神宮 (Usa, Ōita ) -- Sōhonsha (the head shrine) of Hachiman Shrines.
**Iwashimizu Shrine 岩清水八幡宮 (Yawata, Kyoto )
**Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine 鶴岡八幡宮 (Kamakura, Kanagawa )
**Hakozaki Shrine 筥崎宮 (Fukuoka)
*Other Hachiman Shrines
**Hakodate Hachiman Shrine 函館八幡宮 (Hakodate, Hokkaido )
**Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine 鳩峰八幡神社 (Tokorozawa, Saitama )
**Morioka Hachiman Shrine 盛岡八幡宮 (Morioka, Iwate )
**Ōsaki Hachiman Shrine 大崎八幡宮 (Sendai, Miyagi )
**Tomioka Hachiman Shrine 富岡八幡宮 (Koto, Tokyo )
**Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine 手向山八幡宮 (nearTodaiji , Nara)
**Umi Hachiman Shrine 宇美八幡宮 (Umi, Fukuoka )
**Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) 大宮八幡宮 (Suginami, Tokyo )
**Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo) 大宮八幡宮 (Miki, Hyōgo )
**Ōshio Hachiman Shrine 大塩八幡宮 (Echizen, Fukui )
**Hachiman Shrine (Saipan ,Northern Mariana Islands )External links
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