HokkaidÅ Shrine
The Hokkaido - jingū (Japanese北海道 神宫) is a Shinto shrine in the district of Chūō -ku Sapporo City in Hokkaido in Japan.
It was inaugurated in 1869 by the Meiji imperial rule under the name of Sapporo -jinja, shortly after the Japanese central government had brought the until then known as Ezo island under its control. The construction work was completed, however, until 1871.
The eingeschreinten of Meiji tennō for reclamation of Hokkaido Kami are Okunitama -no- kami (大 国 魂 神) as Kami Hokkaido, Ōnamuchi -no- kami (大 那 牟 遅 神, sometimes another name for Okuninushi ) as Kami of creation and development of the country as well as Sukuna - hikona -no- kami (少 彦 名 神, a partner and helper Ōkuninushis ) as Kami of the healing arts. In 1964, Meiji tennō was also amended one of the main kami of the shrine and the name in Hokkaido - jingū.
The Hokkaido - jingū is the largest and most important shrine in Hokkaido and is located in a hilly and heavily forested part of the Maruyama - Park in the west of the city center of Sapporo. Approximately 1,200 cherry blossom trees are located on the grounds cry.
On New Year's several hundred thousand to one million people visit despite low average temperatures from -6 ° C to the shrine hatsumode.
The most famous event of the shrine is its main festival ( jingū - rei -sai ), also known as Sapporo Matsuri known. It takes place from 14th to 16th of June, and is one of the ten largest festivals in Japan and the biggest festival of Hokkaido and has about 1 million visitors.