Nagata Shrine

Nagata Shrine
長田神社
Nagata jinja
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityKotoshironushi
Location
LocationKobe, Nagata-ku Nagata-cho 3-1-1
Nagata Shrine is located in Japan
Nagata Shrine
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°40′17″N 135°08′49″E / 34.67139°N 135.14694°E / 34.67139; 135.14694
Architecture
FounderEmpress Jingū
Date established201
Website
nagatajinja.jp/html/
Glossary of Shinto

Nagata Shrine (長田神社, Nagata jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan.[1] At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.[2]

The shrine is associated with Amaterasu, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.[3]

  1. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, pp. 324-328.
  2. ^ "Nagata Shrine". Feel Kobe. Kobe Convention and Visitors Association. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  3. ^ Ponsonby-Fane, p. 321.