

Nijūnisha(The 22 Shrines) Image collection 二十二社写真データベース
This database holds photos of Shintō shrines. Currently available for public view are photos of the Nijūnisha(二十二社, the “Twenty-two Shrines” patronized by the imperial court during the Heian period).For further details about the Nijūnisha, please visit “Map, List and History of the Nijūnisha”.
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Jinja Name | Hirose Taisha |
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神社名 | 廣瀬大社 |
神社名よみ | ひろせたいしゃ |
Prefecture | Nara |
都道府県名 | 奈良県 |
Location | Kawai, Kawai-chō, Kitakatsuragi-gun |
鎮座地 | 北葛城郡河合町川合 |
緯度/経度 Lat/Lng | 北緯 34 度 35 分 29.220秒 東経 135 度 44 分 54.530秒 |
URL | http://www.hirosetaisya.com/ |
Deity(ies) | Wakaukanome no mikoto, Kushitama no mikoto, Honoikazuchi no mikoto |
祭神 | 若宇加能売命・櫛玉命・穂雷命 |
History | According to shrine history, during the era of the 10th emperor Sujin, the chief of Kawai village in the Hirose district near a confluence of the Yamato River received an oracle from the deities The marshlands there become dry land overnight, and a stand of tachibana trees grew. For these reasons, the emperor had a shrine built here at which the deities were to be worshipped. |
Notes | Nijūnisha |