Draft:History of Shinto shrines in Hokkaido

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The history of Shinto shrines in Hokkaido [ja] is long and ranges from ancient times [citation needed] to the development of the modern Hokkaido shrine association [ja] separate from the Association of Shinto Shrines.

Early shrines[edit]

Ubagami Daijingū was founded in 1216

Ōta Jinja (Setana) was founded in 1441–3, its buildings are scattered over the steep mountainside overlooking the Sea of Japan.

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Hakodate Hachiman Shrine is one of the early shrines of Hokkaido. A Soja shrine founded in 1445. Presumably its existence meant other shrines existed on Hokkaido too

Hokumon Jinja was established in 1785.[5][6]

Itsukushima Jinja (Kushiro) was established in 1805

Hokkaidō Tōshō-gū was established in 1864

Meiji era[edit]

Tarumaezan Shrine and Sumiyoshi Shrine (Hokkaidō) were founded in 1868

Hokkaidō Shrine was founded in 1871 after an 1869 order by Emperor Meiji to enshrine Ōkunitama [simple], Ōkuninushi, and Sukunahikona,[7]

Iwamizawa Jinja was established in 1885

Hokkaidō Gokoku Shrine was established in 1901

Modern[edit]

In 2010 the Sunagawa Segregation Lawsuit [ja] happenedk

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ōta Jinja". Setana Town. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Ōta Jinja". Setana Town. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Ōta Jinja". Hiyama Subprefecture. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ōta Jinja". Hokkaidō Jinja-chō. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. ^ 北門神社 [Hokumon Jinja] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō Jinja-chō. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ 稚内のあゆみ(歴史) [History of Wakkanai] (in Japanese). Wakkanai City. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ Hokkaido Jinga, History of the Hokkaido Jingu and kami Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine