Washio Atago Shrine

Washio Atago Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityAtago Gongen

Izanagi
Ame-no-oshihomimi
Kagu-tsuchi

Izanami
Glossary of Shinto

Washio Atago Shrine (鷲尾愛宕神社, Washio Atago Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka Japan. It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[1] It is One of Japan’s Three Great Atago Shrines.[2] There are about 900 shrines in the network.[3] The head shrine of the network is in Kyoto.[3] It was built in the year 72.[4]

Three Great Atago shrines

This is one of the three great Atago shrines. The other ones are round in diverse locations.[5]

  1. Washio Atago Shrine (鷲尾愛宕神社, Washio Atago Jinja; Washio Atago Shrine) ja
  2. Atago Shrine (Tokyo)
  3. Atago Shrine (Kyoto) Head of the network.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "別表神社とは?御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー". jinja-gosyuin.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. ↑ HN (2023-06-21). "Washio Atago Shrine – One of Japan's Three Great Atago Shrines". Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "yuishogaki2". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2024-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Inoue, Mai (2021-03-01). "Cherry Blossoms and Beautiful Night Views at Atago Shrine". Fukuoka Now. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Atago Shrine - Fukuoka". JapanTravel. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2024-03-27.