Umi Hachimangū
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is a Shinto
shrine located in Umi
, Fukuoka prefecture
, Japan
. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin
, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime
, Sumiyoshi sanjin
and Izanagi
.
, and is still patroned by those praying for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing.
, "Yufuta’s Forest" and "Kinukake’s Forest").
Shinto
or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
shrine located in Umi
Umi, Fukuoka
is a town located in Kasuya District, Fukuoka, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 38,545 and a density of 1,275.48 persons per km². The total area is 30.22 km²....
, Fukuoka prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin
Emperor Ojin
, also known as Homutawake or , was the 15th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 270 to 310....
, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime
Tamayori-bime
Tamayori-bime, also given as 玉依毘売命 and 玉依姫尊 is a goddess in Japanese mythology.Tamayori-bime is a Watatsumi's daughter and also Toyotama-hime's younger sister. Her name appears in Tenson kōrin and Ugayafukiaezu section. She brought up Ugayafukiaezu, a son of Hoori and Toyotama-bime...
, Sumiyoshi sanjin
Sumiyoshi Sanjin
is the generic name for the three Shinto gods Sokotsutsu no O no Mikoto , Nakatsutsu no O no Mikoto , and Uwatsutsu no O no Mikoto . The Sumiyoshi sanjin are regarded as the gods of the sea and sailing...
and Izanagi
Izanagi
is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and is also referred to in the roughly translated Kojiki as "male-who-invites" or Izanagi-no-mikoto. It is also pronounced Izanaki-no-Okami....
.
History
The shrine is venerated as the legendary place where Empress Jingū safely gave birth to the future Emperor ŌjinEmperor Ojin
, also known as Homutawake or , was the 15th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 270 to 310....
, and is still patroned by those praying for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing.
Natural Treasures
The cluster of giant camphor trees called Kada’s Forest (including the two old camphors that have been deemed Natural TreasuresMonuments of Japan
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties"...
, "Yufuta’s Forest" and "Kinukake’s Forest").