Ikuta Shrine

Honden (Main Hall)

Ikuta Shrine (Ikuta-jinja) is a Shinto shrine inwards the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, as well as is maybe alongside the oldest shrines inwards the country.

According to Nihon Shoki, it was founded past times the Empress Jingū at the firstly of the third century AD to enshrine the kami Wakahirume, as well as was used equally the base of operations for a festival welcoming warriors dorsum from the latest movement to invade Korea. It was 1 of 3 shrines established at this time, the others beingness Hirota Shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu, as well as Nagata Shrine, dedicated to Kotoshiro-nushi (also known equally Ebisu).

During the Genpei War, parts of the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani took house inwards as well as to a greater extent than or less this shrine, as well as are commemorated past times markers inwards the Ikuta wood behind the shrine. Of course, the shrine's reason was much larger dorsum then, earlier the metropolis of Kobe was built to a greater extent than or less it. Thus, the precise locations of skirmishes or events tin no longer survive commemorated on shrine land.


RōmonToday, ii Noh plays, Ebira as well as Ikuta Atsumori, which retell aspects of the Genpei War, are performed almost the Ikuta Shrine on a regular basis. They are performed every yr at Ikuta's Autumn Festival (秋祭り, Akimatsuri?)





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