Hakone Shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan}}
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| name = Hakone Jinja
箱根神社
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| caption = Haiden of Hakone Jinja
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| religious_affiliation = Shinto
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| deity = Hakone Gongen
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| established = Nara period
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| location = 80-1 Hakone-machi, Ashigarushimo District, Kanagawa
| website = {{URL|https://hakonejinja.or.jp/}}
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The {{nihongo|Hakone Shrine|箱根神社|Hakone Jinja}} is a Japanese Shinto shrine on the shores of Lake Ashi in the town of Hakone in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture.Kotodamaya.com, [http://www.kotodamaya.com/hakone-jinja/ "Hakone Jinja"]; retrieved 2013-1-27. It is also known as the {{nihongo|Hakone Gongen|箱根権現|}}.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA279&dq= "Hakone Gongen-jinja"] in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 279.
Enshrined ''kami''
The primary kami of Hakone Shrine are
- {{nihongo|Ninigi-no-Mikoto |瓊瓊杵尊|}}
- {{nihongo| Konohanasakuya-hime |木花之開耶姫|}}
- {{nihongo|Hoori-no-Mikoto |火遠理命|}}
They are known collectively as the {{nihongo|Hakone Ōkami|箱根大神|}}.
History
According to shrine tradition, Hakone-jinja was founded in 757 during the reign of Emperor Kōshō.The date of Hakone Shrine's foundation is unknown, and although apparently very ancient, its name does not appear in any of the Rikkokushi official chronicles nor the Engishiki records. The original shrine was at the summit of the Komagatake peak of Mount Hakone.{{cite web|title=御際神、由緒、例祭日|url=http://hakonejinja.or.jp/02-contents/02-main/07-gosaijin-yuisyo/03-contents/01-gosaijin/01-gosaijin-yuisyo.html|publisher=Hakone Shrine|accessdate=7 December 2017|trans-title=Gods worshipped, origins, ceremony days |language=Japanese}}
The shrine was relocated to the shores of Lake Ashi; its current form dates to 1667.Giesen, Walter. (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=zmUoDqXbG2QC&pg=PA259&dq= Japan, p. 259]. Credit for establishment is also given to Priest Mangan, for pacifying the nine-headed dragon that lived at the bottom of Lake Ashi. According to the Azuma Kagami, Minamoto no Yoritomo sought guidance and shelter from the kami at Hakone after his defeat in Battle of Ishibashiyama during the Genpei War.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} Upon becoming shōgun, Yoritomo became a patron of the shrine.
In the Kamakura period, the shrine was popular with samurai. This support continued through the Sengoku period.
The shrine was burned down by the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Battle of Odawara. It was reconstructed by Tokugawa Ieyasu and given a grant of 200 koku of revenue. The Tokugawa shogunate continued to support the shrine.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
In the system of ranked Shinto shrines, Hakone was listed in 1875 among the 3rd class of nationally significant shrines or {{nihongo|kokuhei-shōsha|国幣小社}}.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 125.
Cultural artifacts
Hakone Shrine has a small museum, which displays a number of the shrine's treasures. These include five items which are ranked as national Important Cultural Property.
Events
The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 1.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://hakonejinja.or.jp/ 箱根神社 (Hakone jinja) website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120304094659/http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qm9t-kndu/hakone.htm "Hakone Jinja Shrine" at Asahi-net.or.jp]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142742/http://www.lakeashinoko.com/ (Lake Ashi) website]}}
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Category:Shinto shrines in Kanagawa Prefecture