Draft:History of Shinto shrines in Hokkaido

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