Toga Shrine
Toga Shrine (砥鹿神社, Toga Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Toyokawa in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Mikawa Province. Located on the borderland of Aichi with Shizuoka Prefecture, the summit of Mount Hongū 782 metres (2,566 ft) is a sacred mountain considered to be within the precincts of the shrine, and has a subsidiary chapel.
| Toga Shrine 砥鹿神社 | |
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.jpg.webp) Honden of Toga Shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ōkuninushi no mikoto |
| Location | |
| Location | Nishigakiuchi, Ichinomiya-cho, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi |
  Toga Shrine  Toga Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°50′51.59″N 137°25′16.38″E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | Taihō period (701-704 AD) |
| Website | |
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| Glossary of Shinto | |
Enshrined kami
The main kami of Toga Shrine is Ōkuninushi (玉埼神, Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto).
History
The origins of Toga Shrine are unknown. The shrine claims to have been founded in the Taihō period (701-704 AD) by Emperor Mommu. It is located in an area of eastern Mikawa with a favorable climate, which has been settled since at least the Jōmon period. One of the treasures of the shrine is a Yayoi period dōtaku bronze bell, possibly recovered from a burial mound in the area. The shrine is mentioned as the ichinomiya of Mikawa Province in the Engishiki records from the early Heian period. During the Sengoku period, it was battleground between the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the imagawa clan. It was given a small stipend of 100 koku by the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. With the establishment of State Shinto after the Meiji restoration, the Toga Shrine was ranked as a 3rd rank national shrine Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社).[1] in the modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.
References
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 125.
Other websites
Media related to Toga Shrine at Wikimedia Commons