Saminaga Shrine
| Saminaga Shrine | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Toshigami |
| Location | |
| Location | Isobecho-Erihara, Shima City, Mie Prefecture |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°22′31″N 136°48′13″E / 34.37528°N 136.80361°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | Traditionally dated to the 27th year of Emperor Suinin |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
Saminaga Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shima, Mie Prefecture.[1][2]
It is part of Izawa-no-miya which is itself part of the Inner Shrine of Ise Grand Shrine.
It used to be located in a wetland before being moved to higher ground in the Edo Period.[3]
It is dedicated to Toshigami, the god of the year[4]. He is the child of Susanoo-no-Mikoto.[3]
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References
Bibliography
- A tour of 125 Oise-san shrines. Ise Bunkasha. 2008. ISBN 978-4-90075-937-4.
- History of Ujiyamada City: Volume 1, Ujiyamada City Hall, 1939
- Investigation of shrines listed in the Shikinaisha, Volume 6, Tokaido, Shikiuchi Society Research Group
- Isobe Town History: Volume 2, Isobe Town History Compilation Committee, 1997
- Nakano, Junzo (1981). Kamijigawa: Isobe's Little History. Sankosha.
- Katsunoshin, Sakurai (1991). The ancestors of Ise Shrine and its development. Kokusho Kankōkai. ISBN 978-4-336-03296-6.
- Tanigawa, Kenichi (1986). Gods of Japan: Shrines and Holy Lands, Volume 6: Ise, Shima, Iga, Kii. Hakusuisha. ISBN 978-4-560-02216-0.
- Minoru, Sonada (2013). Let's Go to Ise Shrine. Gakken Publishing. ISBN 978-4-056-10047-1.