Mitami Shrine
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Mitami Shrine Mitami-jinja 美多彌神社 (also 美多弥神社) is a Shinto shrine in Sakai
, Osaka Prefecture
, Japan. It is located in Senboku New Town
near Komyoike Station
. It is accessible on the Nankai bus line or the Semboku Rapid Railway
. Mitami-jinja is mentioned in the Heian period
chronicle Engishiki
compiled in the early tenth century. The shrine buildings were destroyed by Oda Nobunaga
's troops in 1577, but they were rebuilt in 1592 by Wada Dosan 和田道讃.
Deities enshrined here include Ame-no-Koyane
no mikoto (天児屋根命), Kumano no ookami (熊野大神), Itsukushima no ookami (厳島大神), Ookuninushi
no mikoto (大国主命), Tenjin
(Sugawara no Michizane
, 菅原大神), Hachiman
(八幡大神), Kotohira ookami (琴平大神), Susanoo
no mikoto (素盞鳴男命) and Mikumari no kami (天水分大神).
The shrine is famous locally for its comparatively large population of Lithocarpus glaber
(Shiribukagashi シリブカガシ).
Sakai, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...
, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, Japan. It is located in Senboku New Town
Senboku New Town
is an area in the Minami Ward of Sakai, Osaka and Izumi, Osaka, Japan. With an area of 1,557 hectares, its population is about 150,000. Sections of the New Town include Izumigaoka , Toga and Komyoike . The area is served by the Semboku Rapid Railway....
near Komyoike Station
Komyoike Station
is a train station on the Semboku Rapid Railway located in Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Nearby are , Mitami Shrine, , a bookstore, Kamotani Park, Mikita Middle School, Mikita High School, department stores, and residential areas. It is named for Komyoike Pond, an artificial lake that...
. It is accessible on the Nankai bus line or the Semboku Rapid Railway
Semboku Rapid Railway
is the railroad route of the Osaka Prefectural Urban Development as a means of transportation for Senboku New Town, and connects Izumi-Chūō Station with Nakamozu Station, with through operations to Nankai Electric Railway's Kōya Line up to Namba Station of southern downtown Osaka.-Operation:Along...
. Mitami-jinja is mentioned in the Heian period
Heian period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyōto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism and other Chinese influences were at their height...
chronicle Engishiki
Engishiki
-History:In 905 Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of a new set of laws. Fujiwara no Tokihira began the task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927...
compiled in the early tenth century. The shrine buildings were destroyed by Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
's troops in 1577, but they were rebuilt in 1592 by Wada Dosan 和田道讃.
Deities enshrined here include Ame-no-Koyane
Ame-no-Koyane
Ama-no-Koyane-no-mikoto is a kami, a male deity of the Japanese religion of Shinto. He is one of the deities of Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan.He is considered to be an ancestor of the Fujiwara clan....
no mikoto (天児屋根命), Kumano no ookami (熊野大神), Itsukushima no ookami (厳島大神), Ookuninushi
Ookuninushi
Ōkuninushi is a divinity in Japanese Shinto. His name literally translates to "Great Land Master", and he is believed to be originally the ruler of Izumo Province, until he was replaced by Ninigi. In compensation, he was made ruler of the unseen world of spirits and magic...
no mikoto (大国主命), Tenjin
Tenjin
Tenjin may be:* Tenjin , the Shinto kami of scholarship* Tenjin, Fukuoka, the downtown region of the city...
(Sugawara no Michizane
Sugawara no Michizane
, also known as Kan Shōjō , a grandson of Sugawara no Kiyotomo , was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan...
, 菅原大神), Hachiman
Hachiman
In Japanese mythology, is the Japanese syncretic god of archery and war, incorporating elements from both Shinto and Buddhism. Although often called the god of war, he is more correctly defined as the tutelary god of warriors. He is also divine protector of Japan and the Japanese people...
(八幡大神), Kotohira ookami (琴平大神), Susanoo
Susanoo
, also known as is the Shinto god of the sea and storms. He is also considered to be ruler of Yomi.-Myths:In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the powerful storm of Summer, is the brother of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun, and of Tsukuyomi, the god of the moon. All three were born from Izanagi, when...
no mikoto (素盞鳴男命) and Mikumari no kami (天水分大神).
The shrine is famous locally for its comparatively large population of Lithocarpus glaber
Lithocarpus glaber
Lithocarpus glaber, the Japanese oak, is a tree species in the genus Lithocarpus found in Japan, China and Taïwan.Mitami Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is famous locally for its comparatively large population of Lithocarpus glaber, known as Shiribukagashi . In China, it...
(Shiribukagashi シリブカガシ).
External links
- Information on Mitami shrine
- Sakai City municipal page on the shrine's trees
- A Japanese-language page including a map, photographs, and a brief history of the shrine