Nagayama Shrine, Shinto shrine in Japan
Nagayama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Nagayama district of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. It was founded in 1892 when settlers from Okayama Prefecture enshrined a divided spirit of Amaterasu and Ōkuninushi in a small hokora behind present-day Nagayama Station. The shrine buildings were moved to their current location in 1912 and rebuilt in 1993.
The shrine began in 1892 when settlers from Okayama Prefecture, former tondenhei soldiers, enshrined a divided spirit of Amaterasu and Ōkuninushi in a small hokora behind present-day Nagayama Station. In 1912 the shrine building was moved to its current site. It became a sonsha in 1914, a gōsha in 1923, and a kensha on 30 April 1945; Nagayama Takeshiro was jointly enshrined in 1921. The hall was rebuilt in 1993.
The shrine's annual festival, the Nagayama Matsuri, is held on 1 July. Within the grounds stand two subordinate shrines: Kotohira Shrine, honouring Ōmononushi and Emperor Sutoku, and Akiba Shrine, honouring the fire, water and earth deities. Nagayama Takeshiro was enshrined here in 1921.
The shrine is a 10-minute walk from JR Nagayama Station on the Soya Main Line, or 5 minutes on foot from the Nagayama 2-jo 18-chome stop on Dohoku Bus services. The main festival, the Nagayama Matsuri, is held on 1 July.
The shrine grounds also hold two subordinate shrines: Kotohira Shrine, dedicated to Ōmononushi and Emperor Sutoku, and Akiba Shrine, dedicated to the fire, water and earth deities. The main festival, the Nagayama Matsuri, is held on 1 July.
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