Tatsuta Shrine (龍田大社, Tatsuta-taisha) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Shinatsuhiko |
Location | |
Geographic coordinates | 34°35′35″N 135°41′15″E / 34.59306°N 135.68750°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Kasuga-zukuri |
Glossary of Shinto |
Tatsuta Shrine (龍田大社, Tatsuta-taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in Sangō, Nara in Japan. The shrine is also known in Japanese (esp. formerly) as Tatsuta-jinja (龍田神社).
The Shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Tatsuta Shrine.[2]
From 1871 through 1946, the Tatsuta Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.[3]