Chiriku Hachiman-gū

Chiriku Hachiman-gū (千栗八幡宮), also known as Chiriku Hachiman jinja (千栗八幡神社),^[1] is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture.

History

Chiriku Hachiman-gū^[2] was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hizen Province. It is a chief shrine of Saga Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture.^[3]

In 1940, the shrine was recognized in the system of State Shinto. It was ranked among the most significant shrines or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社) which included 50 sanctuaries.^[4]

References

↑ The name of the shrine is sometimes romanized as Chikuru.
↑ "Hachiman Shinkō," Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2012-8-24.
↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-20.
↑ List of Kankokuheisha (官国幣社), p. 3 Archived 2019-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-24.

Other websites

Media related to Chiriku Hachimangū at Wikimedia Commons

千栗八幡宮 at Miyaki Sanpo website (in Japanese)

33°33′N 130°47′E / 33.550°N 130.783°E / 33.550; 130.783

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[1] The name of the shrine is sometimes romanized as Chikuru.

[2] "Hachiman Shinkō," Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2012-8-24.

[3] "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-20.

[4] List of Kankokuheisha (官国幣社), p. 3 Archived 2019-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-24.

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