Ikushina Jinja
Ikushina Jinja (生品神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, dedicated to the kami Ōkuninushi. The precincts of this shrine was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934.[1]
| Ikushina Jinja 生品神社 | |
|---|---|
 Ikushina Jinja honden | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ōkuninushi |
| Festival | May 8 |
| Location | |
| Location | 1923 Nitta-inchinoimachi, Ota-shi, Gunma-ken |
  Shown within Gunma Prefecture  Ikushina Jinja (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°19′2.9″N 139°18′26.8″E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | c. Heian period |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
History
The foundation of this shrine is unknown, but it is located on a portion of the great landed estate (Nitta shōen) controlled by the Nitta clan since the end of the Heian period, and may have originally be constructed to placate the spirit of Taira no Masakado. The shrine only gained prominence with the establishment of State Shintoism following the Meiji restoration as the new Meiji government chose to glorify the late Kamakura period imperial loyalist Nitta Yoshisada and the events of the Kemmu restoration. Per the medieval chronicle Taiheiki, this shrine is said to have been the location where Nitta Yoshisada first raised his banner to rally his clansmen in revolt against the Kamakura shogunate in 1333. It was made a prefectural shrine under the [[ranked system of Shinto shrines.
In 1934 the precincts were made a National Historic Site. A bronze statue of Nitta Yoshisada was erected in 1983.In the year 2000, the shrine was included as one of the eleven sites covered in the expanded National Historic Site designation of the Nitta shōen ruins.
References
- "生品神社境内" [Ikushina Jinja Keinai] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
External links
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- Ota city home page(in Japanese)