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Ikenimasu Asagiri Kihatahime Shrine

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池坐朝霧黄幡比売神社

A historic Shikinaisha Taisha shrine founded in 616 by the Hata clan to serve as a guardian for Hokiji Temple.

Ikenimasu Asagiri Kihatahime Shrine
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What it is

  • A Shikinaisha Taisha shrine likely founded in 616 by the Hata clan
  • Established as a guardian shrine for the nearby Hokiji Temple
  • Formerly known as Tenmangu from the medieval period through the Edo period
  • Dedicated to the deity Ike-no-kami according to records dating back to 730

What to see

  • A Tenmangu shrine that was enshrined on the grounds in 949

Getting there

  • A twenty-minute walk from Iwami Station
  • A thirty-minute walk from Tawaramoto Station
  • A forty-minute walk from Yanagimoto Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Ikenimasu Asagiri Kihatahime Shrine Open in Google Maps

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