Kibitsuhiko Shrine

Kibitsuhiko Shrine (Japanese: 吉備津彦神社, romanized: Kibitsuhiko-jinja), is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.[1]

For other places with the same name, see Kibitsu jinja.

Kibitsuhiko Shrine
Kibitsuhiko Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
Location
LocationOkayama, Okayama
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°40′36.2″N 133°51′49.9″E
Glossary of Shinto

History

The inner shrine was rebuilt in 1697, while most other buildings were reconstructed in 1936 after a destructive fire in 1930.[2]

Kitbitsuhiko Shrine is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bizen Province.[3] The enshrined kami is Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto,[1] who was the son of Emperor Korei.[4]

The shrine is one of 50 national shrines of the lowest rank or Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社).

See also

References
  1. Kotodamaya.com, "Kibitsuhiko Jinja"; retrieved 2012-11-20.
  2. "Kibitsuhiko Shrine". Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-11-20.
  4. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005). "Kibitsu-hiko no Mikoto". Japan Encyclopedia. p. 513.

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