Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine (吉田神社, Yoshida jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 859 by the Fujiwara clan.[1]
Map of Yoshida Shrine
| Yoshida Shrine 吉田神社 | |
|---|---|
 Yoshida torii at cherry blossom time. | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Location | |
| Location | 8 Yoshidakaguraokacho, Sakyō, Kyoto 〒 606-8311 |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°01′31″N 135°47′05″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural style | Kasuga-zukuri |
| Date established | 859 |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
History
The royal family started supporting the shrine in the Heian period.[2] In 965, Emperor Murakami of Japan issued an order to send Imperial messengers, known as heihaku, to report significant events to the guardian kami (deities) of the country. Initially, these heihaku were presented to 16 shrines, and later in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to the list, including Yoshida Shrine.[3]
From 1871 through 1946, the Yoshida Shrine was a Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines.[4] Yoshida Kanetomo, founder of Yoshida Shinto, is buried here.
References
- Kyoto University: "The Ancient Shrine Continues to Watch Over Kyoto University." Archived May 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
- Ponsonby-Fane, Shrines, p. 118.
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 126.
Sources
- Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2363-4
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
- ____________. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
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