Hahaki-jinja, Shinto shrine in Kurayoshi, Japan
Hahaki-jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Fukuniba district of Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture. Its wooden worship hall was rebuilt in 1877, and the shrine was merged with Kaida Shrine in 1916. The grounds are covered by a primeval grove of large sudajii and tabunoki trees, with many wild camellias, designated a national Natural Monument in 1934. Behind the shrine lies the Fukuniba Kofun, a late Kofun-period round burial mound designated a prefectural Historic Site in 1956.
The founding date is unknown. The shrine was rebuilt in 1877 and merged with Kaida Shrine in 1916. It is a former prefectural shrine (kensha) listed in the Engishiki.
The shrine's name is written 波波伎, the same characters used for the ancient title Hahaki, and the grounds hold a grove of sudajii and tabunoki trees plus many wild camellias, designated a national natural monument in 1934. Behind the shrine stands Fukuwa-do kofun, a round burial mound from the late Kofun period, a prefectural historic site since 1956.
The shrine stands in the Fukuba district of Kurayoshi, with the Fukuha burial mound on the rise behind the main hall. The shrine grove of large sudajii and tabunoki trees is a protected natural monument, so paths through it are best walked on foot. The grounds are visited as part of a walk combining the shrine and the tomb.
Behind the shrine stands the Fukumiba Kofun, a round burial mound from the late Kofun period that was designated a Tottori Prefecture historic site in 1956. The shrine grove, a primeval forest of large sudajii and tabunoki trees with many wild camellias, was designated a national natural monument in 1934.
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