Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Japan}}
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| religious_affiliation = Shinto
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| founded_by = Tokugawa Yoshimune
| established = 1730
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| location = 6-10-12, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052
| website = {{URL|http://www.akasakahikawa.or.jp}}
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{{Nihongo|Hikawa Shrine|氷川神社|Hikawa-jinja}} is a Shinto shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo, it is the best known of the 59 branch shrines of the Hikawa jinja,Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hikawa-jinja" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|Japan Encyclopedia, p. 311|page=311}}. which was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Musashi Province.
History
The shrine structures were constructed in 1730 under the patronage of Tokugawa Yoshimune. This became Yoshimune's personal shrine.Rudranath, Jay Navok et al. (2005). {{Google books|cQ4PGtPYOugC|Warriors of Legend: Reflections of Japan in Sailor Moon, p. 50.|page=50}}
Notes
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References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC Japan encyclopedia.] Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]
- Rei Hino (Hino Rei), (Sailor Mars) Residence in Sailor Moon.
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.akasakahikawa.or.jp}}(In Japanese)
- [https://www.dekitabi.com/attraction/akasaka-hikawa-shrine More information about Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)]
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Category:Shinto shrines in Tokyo
Category:Tokyo Metropolitan Designated Tangible Cultural Property