Nonomiya Shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan}}
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{{Nihongo|Nonomiya Shrine|野宮神社|Nonomiya-jinja}}, or the Shrine in the Country,Tyler, Royall. (1992). [https://books.google.com/books?id=t4QEbb8Nnq4C&dq=Nonomiya&pg=RA1-PA205 Japanese Nō Dramas, p. 205.] is a Shinto shrine in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the city of Kyoto, Japan, close to its bamboo forest. The specific site of the shrine has changed somewhat over time, as the location of the shrine was fixed anew by divination when a new imperial priestess was to undergo purification before traveling to take up her duties at Ise Shrine.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A.B. (1934). [https://books.google.com/books?id=oEEVAAAAMAAJ&q=Nonomiya Kamo Mioya Shrine, pp. 34–35.]
Saigu procession
In the Heian period, successive imperial princesses stayed in the Nonomiya Shrine for a year or more to purify themselves before becoming representatives of the imperial family at the Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture.Kyoto City Tourism and Culture Information Site: [http://kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp/raku/backnum/dec07_e/buttone3.html Nonomiya Shrine]; {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070626055413/http://kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp/raku/backnum/dec07_e/buttone3.html |date=26 June 2007 }} Kawabata, Yasunari. (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=wPfxSSAXdEEC&dq=Nonomiya&pg=PA27 The Old Capital, p. 27.] Contemporary annual processions recreate a scene from a picture scroll of the imperial court during the Heian period, starting from the shrine and continuing as far as the Togetsu-kyo Bridge, Arashiyama.Kyoto City: [http://kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp/raku/backnum/nov08_e/gyoji_dtle.html Saigu Procession];{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://raku.city.kyoto.jp/backnum/oct06_e/oct06_topics_e.html Events, October 2006.]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In literature
Nonomiya Shrine appears in the tenth chapter of the Tale of Genji.Kyoto City: [http://kaiwai.city.kyoto.jp/raku/backnum/sep08_e/summer_bus2008.html Nonomiya-jinja]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
There are many plays and other works which are based on the narrative of Genji. In the Noh play, The Shrine in the Fields by Zeami, a scene features a priest praying when a girl enters; and, upon questioning, she tells the story of how,
when Lady Rokujo was staying at Nonomiya with her daughter who had been appointed as the Ise virgin, Genji came to her.Varley, H. Paul. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=BvUEzBin61AC&dq=Nonomiya&pg=PA116 Japanese Culture, p. 116.]
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See also
References
- Kawabata, Yasunari. (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=wPfxSSAXdEEC The Old Capital.] Emeryville, California: Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers. {{ISBN|978-1-59376-032-8}}
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1934). [https://books.google.com/books?id=oEEVAAAAMAAJ&q=Nonomiya Kamo Mioya Shrine.] Kobe: J. L. Thompson & Co. [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/6045058 OCLC 6045058]
- Tyler, Royall. (1992). [https://books.google.com/books?id=t4QEbb8Nnq4C Japanese Nō Dramas.] London: Penguin Classics. {{ISBN|978-0-14-044539-8}}
- Varley, H. Paul. (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=BvUEzBin61AC Japanese Culture.] Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8248-2152-4}}
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Category:9th-century establishments in Japan
Category:Shinto shrines in Kyoto