Iwa Shrine
Shinto shrine in Ichinomiya-chō Sugyōme, Shisō, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan
Iwa jinja (伊和神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Shiso, Hyōgo on the island of Honshu.[1]
History
changeIwa jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of the old Harima Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Hyōgo Prefecture. [2] This place is special to the kami named Ookuninushi no kami (大国主神)[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kotodamaya.com, "Iwo Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-20.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Iwa-jinja at Wikimedia Commons