A Hie shrine located in Kagoshima Prefecture dedicated to Oyamakui-no-kami, the mountain deity. Hie shrines are traditionally associated with protection of the land and governance, often serving local communities as guardians of their territory.
- 宗派
- Hie
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Oyamakui-no-kami
- 祀られている神
- Oyamakui-no-kami
- 座標
- 31.7419286, 130.6762844
参拝のヒント
Look for monkey motifs or statues around the shrine grounds, as they are traditional messengers of the mountain kami.
文化的背景
Hie shrines are part of a network of shrines throughout Japan that venerate mountain deities, particularly Oyamakui-no-kami. These shrines often feature symbolic monkeys as messengers of the kami, and are associated with protection of crops, safe childbirth, and good governance.