Shizuoka Sengen Jinja 静岡浅間神社 |
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Prayer Hall of Shizuoka Sengen Jinja
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Type | Asama shrine |
Dedicated to |
Ohnamuchi-no-Mikoto Konohanasakuya-hime, Ohtoshimioya-no-Mikoto |
Address | 102-1 Miyagasaki-chō, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, 420-0868 |
Website | www |
Glossary of Shinto |
Shizuoka Sengen Jinja (静岡浅間神社?) is the name for a collective group of three Shinto shrines now forming a single religious corporation, located at Mount Shizuhata in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. These shrines are the Kambe Jinja (神部神社), Sengen Jinja (浅間神社), and Ohtoshimioya Jinja (大歳御祖神社). The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 5.
The primary kami of Kambe Jinja is the Ohnamuchi-no-Mikoto, who is regarded as the mythical founding deity of Suruga Province.
The primary kami of Sengen Jinja is the Konohanasakuya-hime, the deity of Mount Fuji.
The primary kami of Ohtoshimioya Shrine is the Ohtoshimioya-no-Mikoto, who appears in the Kojiki as a daughter of Susano-o, and a kami protecting markets and commerce.
The date of the Shizuoka Sengen Jinja's foundation is unknown. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, and a Kofun period burial mound has been excavated at Mount Shizuhata. Per the Nihon Shoki, the area was colonized by the Hata clan during this period. According to unsubstantiated shrine legend, the foundation of the Kambe Jinja dates to the reign of Emperor Sujin, that of the Ohtoshimioya Shrine to the reign of Emperor Ojin, both from the Kofun period.