Nihohime Shrine
邇保姫神社
Ancient shrine in Hiroshima, dedicated to a unique deity, with buildings that survived the atomic bombing.
What it is
- Dedicated to Nihotsuhime-no-kami, a deity of cinnabar production.
- Empress Jingu enshrined the main deity here.
- Originally founded after an arrow hit a mountain.
- Known as Shohachimangu after 885.
What to see
- Shrine buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bombing.
- Registered as atomic-bombed structures in 1996.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
広島県広島市南区西本浦町12-13 Open in Google Maps
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