國學院デジタルミュージアム

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	Niu Kawakami Jinja(Middle shrine)
神社名	丹生川上神社中社
神社名よみ	にうかわかみじんじゃ
Prefecture	Nara
都道府県名	奈良県
Location	Omura, Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun
鎮座地	吉野郡東吉野村小
緯度/経度 Lat/Lng	北緯 34 度 23 分 24.810秒東経 135 度 59 分 11.030秒
URL	http://www.niukawakami-jinja.jp/
Deity(ies)	Mizuhanome no kami
祭神	罔象女神
History	According to Assorted Regulations from Three Reigns (Ruijū sandai kyaku), the decision was made to establish Niu Kawakami Shrine in response to a reported divine message received in 675 (Tenmu 4) saying that “if a shrine is built in the upper reaches of Niu River in Yoshino and I am worshipped there, for the sake of country I will make the rain fall and when there are deluges make them stop.” The deity had been worshipped since ancient times as a rainmaking (kiu) and rain-halting (shiu) divinity. The shrine’s location after the Ōnin War (1467-1477) is unknown, but the Meiji Era Niu Kawakami Shrine has been identified as corresponding to the upper, middle and lower shrines.
Notes	Nijūnisha

Niu Kawakami Jinja(Middle)
2014