Kashihara Shrine

The Kashihara jingū (Japanese橿 原 神宫) is a Shinto shrine south-east at the foot of the mountain Unebiyama in the city of Kashihara ( Nara, Japan). It was built in 1889/1890 from the Meiji tennō. As Kami are here Jimmu - tennō with his wife, I- suzu -hime, worshiped. He belongs to the Chokusaisha. The shrine is located on the site of the alleged ( Unebi ) Kashiwara no Miya ( (亩 傍)橿 原 宫), the Government Palace of Jimmu - tennō.

The Kashihara jingū is the first built by the government shrine for the worship of Jimmu - tennō. Occasion for pilgrimages was the identification of the alleged remains of Jimmu in his tomb in 1863. Grave on this hill ( misasagi ) found long before the 19th century instead, but had not been recognized by the state or religious authorities.

The cry terrain occupies 500,000 m². On it are two pagans, on which the Chigi (千 木, dt ' cross forks " ) and katsuogi are (坚 鱼 木, dt " bars " ) are (usually they are on the dogs of a shrine ).

Several buildings of the shrine are onetime buildings from the old Kyoto Imperial Palace: the dogs ( in the palace Kashiko - dokoro ) and the kagura ( in the palace - the shinka ).

On 11 February, the Kigen - setsu is celebrated as this to have been the anniversary of the accession of Jimmu - tennō. He is a founding kingdom for the holidays.

On April 3, an imperial messenger lives ( Chokushi ) death rituals for Jimmu - tennō ( Jimmu - tennō -sai ) on the day he died.