A major Shinto shrine complex dedicated to the guardian deity of seafarers and maritime safety. Famous for its dramatic location on Mount Zozu and the challenging climb of 1,368 stone steps to reach the main shrine buildings.
- 宗派
- Konpira
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Ōmononushi-no-Mikoto
- 祀られている神
- Ōmononushi-no-Mikoto, Sutoku Tennō
- 創建
- Heian period
- 座標
- 33.3727374, 132.687929
参拝のヒント
Wear comfortable walking shoes as the climb involves 785 steps to the main shrine and an additional 583 steps to the inner shrine.
文化的背景
Konpira has been revered by sailors throughout Japanese history, who would pray for safe voyages and protection from storms. The shrine's influence extended throughout Japan's maritime culture, with smaller Konpira shrines established in ports nationwide.
歴史
Originally established as a Buddhist-Shinto syncretic temple dedicated to Konpira, a guardian deity of sailors derived from the Hindu deity Kumbhira. During the Meiji Restoration's separation of Buddhism and Shinto, it was converted to a purely Shinto shrine and rededicated to Ōmononushi-no-Mikoto.