Kotohira-gū
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thumb|thumbtime=12|Konpira shrine scenes, 2021 (also known by the nickname or Konpira Shrine in English) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Prior to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji era, its name was . The shrine is believed to be a guardian of sailors and fishermen, though its faith also has aspects of mountain worship due to its location on the holy Mount Zōzu.
Key facts
- Religious building.image
- Kotohira-gu01s.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Haiden of main shrine (本宮 hon-gū), Kotohira Shrine
- Religious building.map_type
- Japan
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Shinto
- Religious building.deity
- Ōmononushi(Konpira Gongen)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- 雲気神社
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Sanuki Province
- Dedicated to
- Emperor Sutoku
- Official website
- www.konpira.or.jp
- Image
- Kotohira-gu07n4500.jpg
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- Commons Institution page
- Kotohira Gu
- Commons category
- Kotohira Gu
- Commons gallery
- Kotohira Gu
- heritage designation
- Important Cultural Property of Japan
- official shop URL
- www.konpira.or.jp/charms/article.php
- native label
- 金刀比羅宮
- inception
- 0100-00-00
- social media followers
- 8504
- street address
- 香川県善通寺市弘田町
- postal code
- 766-0001
- name in kana
- ことひらぐう
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Faith and customs
- Matsuo-ji
- Treasures
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|thumbtime=12|Konpira shrine scenes, 2021 (also known by the nickname or Konpira Shrine in English) is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Prior to the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in the Meiji era, its name was . The shrine is believed to be a guardian of sailors and fishermen, though its faith also has aspects of mountain worship due to its location on the holy Mount Zōzu.
The shrine's principal kami is Ōmononushi, and the shrine is also dedicated to Emperor Sutoku. It is the head shrine of a network of approximately 600 Kotohira shrines throughout the country.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kotohira-gū” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations