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| Name |
Akagi Jinjya |
| Category |
Shinto Shrine |
Enki-Shiki |
| Address |
Kotori-ga-shima, Akagi-san, Fujimi machi, Maebashi city, Gunma pref., 371-0101
JAPAN |
| TEL. & HP |
027-287-8202 |
HPE= No English official homepage |
| HPJ= http://www.akagizinzya.com/ |
| Photo taken |
June 10, 2006 |
| Akagi Jinjya / Outline |
| Akagi Jinjya Origin |
People in Japan at 6-7 century believed that there were Shinto gods at
the top of high mountains, or at big lakes. For exsample, Sengen Jinjya
at Mt. Fuji, Akagi Jinjya at Mt. Akagi, Myogi Jinjya at Mt. Myogi, ....
The origin of Akagi Jinjya was that people build a small Shinto shrine for the god of Mt. Akagi at
some place at Mt. Akagi in 6 or 7 century, however, there are no evidence.
But, old documents, Shinto-Syu and some others said that people re-build a new Shinto Shrine for Akagi Daimyojin at lake side of Ohnuma at top of Mt. Akagi in 806 (Daido 1). After that,
Akagi Jinjya Shinto Shrine enshrined Jinkaku-Shin (new type of Shinto God who is a
human when he live; many of them were family person of Yamato Chohtei or
the top person of airmy for Yamato Chohtei (the routs of the Japan Emperer
family)).
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| Moto-Miya & Sato-Miya |
Moto-Miya & Sato-Miya are the Name of Akagi Jinjya Shinto Shrinr, Moto-Miya ia Located at the lake side of Ohnuma at top of Mt. Akagi. Hoever, as
it is too far from village at that time, people build Sato-Miya around village. Therefore, people don't need to visit Yama-Miya for each Shinto events most of that link to aglicalture events.
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| Enshrined god |
| Name |
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| 1. Akagi-Daimyoujin |
God at Mt. Akagi & Lake Ohnuma. |
| 2. Ohkuninushi-no-kami |
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| 3. Iwazutsuo-no-kami |
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| 4. Iwazume-no-kami |
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| 5. Futsunushi-no-kami |
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| 6. Toyogiirihiko-no-mikoto |
The eldest son of Soujin Tennoh (Emperor), the first governer of Kouzuke-no-kuni
(Current; Gunma prefecture) by Yamato Chohtei. |
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| Rank level of Shrine |
Akagi-Daimyojin was ranked as Jyu-5-i-ge by Zoku-Nihonsyoki in 839 (Showa 6) as a first record of Akagi-Daimyojin. After that, it was ranked up by Sandai-Zituroku in 867 (Teikan 9), and in 874 (Teikan 16). It was ranked as Jyu-4-i-jyo by Sandai-Zituroku in 880 (Genkei 4),....... and ranked up to Syo-1-i in 11 century.
Shinto's old document, Enkishiki, is listed Akagi-Daimyojin as one of top ranking shrine in 11 century.
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| Akagi Jinjya / Photos |
IMG_2006_5161E; Akagi-Jinjya with Lake Akagi-Ohnuma and Mt. Jizo-dake. |
IMG_2006_5145C; The bridge to Akagi Jinjya |
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IMG_2006_5148C; Approach to Akagi Jinjya |
IMG_2006_5149C; Torii gate |
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IMG_2007_5151C; Washing-water place |
IMG_2006_5152E; A dragon faucet of washing-water |
IMG_2006_5150E; Main building (Yama-Miya) of Akagi Jinjya Shrine |
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| Information |
| Name |
Akagi Jinjya |
| Address |
Kotosigashima, Akagi-yama, Fujimi machi, maebashi city, Gunma pref., 371-0101
JAPAN |
| TEL. & HP |
027-287-8202 |
HPE= No English oficial homepage |
| HPJ= http://www.akagizinzya.com/ |
| Access |
By public |
Take a train of JR Ryoumou line, take off it at Maebashi station. Take
a bus of Kanetsu-Koutsuu or Nihon-Chuoh for Fujimi-Onsen, change bus at
Fujimi-Onsen for Akagi-visitor-center. It takes 80-90 minutes from JR Maebashi
station to Akagi-visitor-center. Then, walk from Akagi-visitor-center thru
Kakumanbuchi, entrance for Mt. Komagatake for Akagi Jinjya shrine about
15 minutes. |
| By car |
Drive on Kanetsu highway and take off it at Maebashi IC, Drive on Route
17, Route 50, and Kendo Akagi-Doro for Mt. Akagi. And pass thru Akagi visitor
center then park your cat at Akagi Jinjya car park. |
| Inquiry |
Maebashi city |
ADD=Ohte machi 2-12-1, Maebashi city, Gunma, 371-8601 JAPAN
TEL=027-224-1111
HPE=http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/ctg/01300160/01300160.html
HPJ=http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/ |
| Maebashi visitor center |
ADD=Chiyoda machi 5-1-16, Maebashi city, Gunma 371-0022 JAPAN
TEL=027-235-2211
HPJ= |
| Gunma visitor center |
Add=Gunma Kaikan 3rd Fl., Ohtemachi 2-1-1, Maebashi city, Gunma, 371-0026
JAPAN
TEL=027-243-7273
HPE=http://www.wind.ne.jp/g-kanko/english/index.html
HPJ=http://www.gtia.jp/ |
| Bus |
Kanetsu Koutsu, Shibukawa |
ADD: Nakajima 608-1, Nakamura, Shibukawa city, Gunma, Japan |
| TEL; 0279-22-2020 |
| HPE= No official homepage |
| HPJ= http://www.kan-etsu.net/ |
| Kanetsu Koutsu, Maebashi |
ADD: Heiwa-machi 1-6-2, Maebashi city, Gunma, JAPAN |
| TEL; 027-231-5857 |
| Nihon Chuo bus |
ADD: Maebashi-machi 4-10, Maebashi city, Gunma, JAPAN |
| TEL: 027-287-4422 |
| HPE= No English official homepage |
| HPJ= http://www.ncbbus.co.jp/ |
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