Hayatani Shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine near Hiroshima}}
{{Infobox religious building
| image = Hayatani-jinja, haiden-2.jpg
| caption = Haiden
| deity = {{ill|Akihayatamao no Mikoto|ja|飽速玉男命}},
| religious_affiliation = Shinto
}}
Hayatani Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Hatsukaichi, a suburb of Hiroshima.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-03 |title=Hayatani Jinja |url=http://yuugenguide.squarespace.com/shrines/2018/12/20/hayatani-jinja |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Yuugen 幽玄 |language=en-US}} It is a Myojin Taisha{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QmdRAAAAYAAJ&q=Hayatani+Shrine |title=Engi-shiki; Procedures of the Engi Era: Books VI-X |date=1972 |publisher=Sophia University |language=en}} and Ninomiya of Aki Province{{Cite web |title=Hiroshima Cultural Encyclopedia - Gokurakuji Mountain - |url=http://www.hiroshima-bunka.jp/english/detail/020.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=www.hiroshima-bunka.jp}} and is currently designated as a Beppyo Shrine.
Overview
Hayatani Shrine is a sacred place in Aki Province that has been worshipped for over 1,700 years. It was listed as a Myojin Taisha before the Engishiki was written, In 811 it and Itsukushima were both given the rank by the Emperor.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-10 |title=Myōjin {{!}} 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム |url=https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9984 |access-date=2023-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310155140/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9984 |archive-date=2023-03-10 }} It used to have a higher status than Itsukushima Shrine, but due to the support of the Taira clan it was eclipsed. People from all over Japan visit Hayatani Shrine to pray for traffic safety, especially when buying a new car.{{Cite web |url=https://mydaytrip.com/discover/location/hayatani-shrine |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=mydaytrip.com |title=Discover Hayatani Shrine }} The shrine is also known for purifying the buses and trains of the Hiroshima Electric Railway.
This shrine is one of the "Three Great Shrines of Aki Province", along with Itsukushima Shrine and Take Shrine.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPq-lhGqzgEC&q=Hayatani+Shrine |title=Hiroshima |date=1986 |publisher=Hiroshima City |language=en}} For a long time, travelers on the Sanyo Expressway have prayed for safety on their journeys at this shrine, and it is still considered a protector of traffic safety on the modern day expressway.
It and Itsukushima shrine used to simultaneously provide offerings in a single ceremony.{{Cite book |last1=Havens |first1=Norman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a_YQAQAAIAAJ&q=Hayatani+Shrine |title=An Encyclopedia of Shinto (Shinto Jiten): Kami |last2=Inoue |first2=Nobutaka |date=2006 |publisher=Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University |isbn=978-4-905853-08-4 |language=en}}
Gallery
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-01.JPG|alt=拝殿（別の角度より）|Worship hall (from another angle)
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-05.JPG|alt=境内|precincts
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-08.JPG|alt=儀式殿|ceremonial hall
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-04.JPG|alt=神門|shrine gate
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-03.JPG|alt=楼門|Romon
File:Hayatani_Shrine_20121124-06.JPG|alt=鳥居|torii
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.hayatanijinja.jp}}
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