Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine

{{Short description|Shrine in Naka Ward, Nagoya, Japan}}

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The Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine (若宮八幡社 Wakamiya Hachimansha) in Suehiro-chō, Sakae 3-chōme in the Naka ward of Nagoya is a historic Shinto shrine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagoya-info.jp/spot/detail/112/|title = 若宮八幡社 | 【公式】名古屋市観光情報「名古屋コンシェルジュ」}}

The shrine's record tells that it dates back to the reign of Emperor Monmu (697-707) in Taihō era (701-704) and was restored during the Engi era (901-23).{{cite web | website=kikuko's web site | url=http://kikuko-nagoya.com/html/wakamiya-hachimansha.html | access-date=2023-03-01|title=Wakamiya Hachimansha Shrine - Wakamiya Hachiman-sha}}

Shōgun Tokugawa leyasu (1542-1616) relocated the shrine to the present site in 1610.

It was the main shrine of the Owari Tokugawa family.

The shrine was destroyed in the bombing of Nagoya in World War II, but rebuilt in 1957.{{Cite web|url=https://centrip-japan.com/article/190.html|title=Wakamiya Hachimansha Shrine (in Nagoya)|website=Centrip Japan|date=29 May 2017 }}

The shrine's festival is carried out on May 15 and 16 every year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nagoya-info.jp/en/event/detail/11/|title = Wakamiya Festival}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nipponnews.net/features/traditional-japan-features/wakamiya-hachiman-sha-shrine-festival-in-nagoya/|title=Wakamiya Hachiman-sha Shrine festival in Nagoya|date=17 May 2018}} Its festival float "Fukurokuju-sha" (Fukurokuju is one of seven gods of good luck) is a registered cultural property of the city.