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Hakusan Shrine

白山社

Hakusan-sha

Gifu

A Hakusan shrine dedicated to the mountain deity Shirayama-hime-no-kami, part of the extensive network of Hakusan shrines found throughout Japan. These shrines typically venerate the sacred white mountain and its associated deities, often serving local communities as centers for agricultural prayers and purification rituals.

宗派
Hakusan
宗教
shinto
祭神
Shirayama-hime-no-kami
祀られている神
Shirayama-hime-no-kami, Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto
座標
35.1461998, 136.8997682

参拝のヒント

Look for the characteristic white mountain imagery and water-related symbols often found at Hakusan shrines.

文化的背景

Hakusan shrines are connected to the worship of Mount Hakusan, one of Japan's three sacred mountains. Shirayama-hime-no-kami is considered a goddess of the white mountain, associated with water, agriculture, and purification. The Hakusan cult spread widely during the Heian period through mountain ascetics and Buddhist-Shinto syncretism.

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