雷神社, Shinto shrine in Japan
Raijinja is a Shinto shrine in Oppama, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, dedicated to Honoikazuchi-no-Mikoto, the fire-thunder deity. Its grounds hold a sacred ginkgo said to be over 400 years old, an Inari shrine, a war memorial, and Hama-sora Shrine, moved here in 2008 from its role as guardian of the Oppama naval air group. The present reinforced-concrete hall dates from 1960.
The shrine is said to have been founded in 931 on a small island called Tsukishima, where it stood for several centuries. A feudal lord had it relocated and rebuilt at its current hilltop site in 1581.
The name is written 雷神社 but read Ikazuchi-jinja by some and Kamimari-jinja by most locals today; old texts such as the Shinshū Sagami no Kuni Fudokisho call it Raiden Daimyōjin. The enshrined deity is Honoikazuchi-no-Mikoto, a fire-thunder kami. Since 2013 nearby eateries have served a cocktail named Raijin Ginger after the shrine.
The shrine is about a five-minute walk from Keikyu Tsumioka Station on the Keikyu Main Line. The hall is a reinforced-concrete building erected in 1960, reached on foot within the grounds. Visitors can also see the Inari shrine, a war memorial and Hamasora Shrine on the same grounds.
The shrine's sacred tree is a ginkgo said to be over 400 years old, standing in the grounds. Within the precinct are also an Inari shrine, a war memorial, and Hama-sora Shrine, formerly the guardian shrine of the Oppama naval air group, moved here in 2008. Since 2013, nearby eateries have served a cocktail named Raijin Ginger after the shrine.
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