| Yahiko Shrine | |
|---|---|
弥彦神社 | |
 Haiden of Yahiko Jinja
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ame-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto |
| Festival | February 2 |
| Type | Ichinomiya |
| Location | |
| Location | Yahiko, Niigata, Japan |
  Yahiko Jinja  Yahiko Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°42′23.7″N 138°49′33.9″E / 37.706583°N 138.826083°E |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Yahiko jinja (弥彦神社), also known as Iyahiko-jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Yahiko neighborhood of the village of Yahiko, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the three shrines which claim the title of ichinomiya of former Echigo Province.[1] The shrine's annual festival is held on February 2.[2] This shrine standing at the foot of a mountain is popularly and traditionally known as a power spot for love and good fortune[3]
The shrine is located within Sado-Yahiko-Yoneyama Quasi-National Park and is on the eastern base of Mount Yahiko,[4] a 634-meter sacred mountain which forms the shintai of the shrine.
- ^ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ^ Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 978-4634150867.
- ^ "About Yahiko Shrine - Niigata Travel Guide | Planetyze". Planetyze. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
- ^ Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), "Mt. Yahiko Area"; retrieved 2012-10-24.