Iwa Shrine

Iwa jinja (伊和神社) is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Shiso, Hyōgo on the island of Honshu.^[1]

History

Iwa 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

↑ ^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

Media related to Iwa-jinja at Wikimedia Commons

[kotodamayama-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kotodamaya.com, "Iwo Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-20.

[2] "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-20.

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