Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)

Hikawa Shrine
氷川神社
Precincts of Hikawa Shrine Map
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeitySusanoo
Kushinadahime
Ōkuninushi
Ashinazuchi
Tenazuchi
FestivalReitaisai (Annual main festival) (August 1)
TypeHikawa shrine
Location
Location1-407, Takahana-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Hikawa Shrine (Saitama) is located in Saitama Prefecture
Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)
Shown within Saitama Prefecture
Hikawa Shrine (Saitama) is located in Japan
Hikawa Shrine (Saitama)
Hikawa Shrine (Saitama) (Japan)
Geographic coordinates35°55′00″N 139°37′46″E / 35.91667°N 139.62944°E / 35.91667; 139.62944
Architecture
StyleNagare-zukuri
FounderEmperor Kōshō
Date established473 BC
Website
Official website
Glossary of Shinto

Hikawa Shrine (氷川神社, Hikawa-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Musashi Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 1.[1] The district of Omiya, literally "Great Shrine", derives from the special favor shown by Emperor Meiji, who raised Hikawa above all other shrines in the Kantō region.[2] It is the head of a network of approximately 280 Hikawa shrines mostly around the Kantō region.[3]

  1. ^ Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 978-4634150867.
  2. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, p. 391.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hikawa-jinja" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 311, p. 311, at Google Books.