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.
- Denomination
- Hakusan
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Shirayama-hime-no-kami
- Kami enshrined
- Shirayama-hime-no-kami, Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto
- Coordinates
- 35.1461998, 136.8997682
Visitor tip
Look for the characteristic white mountain imagery and water-related symbols often found at Hakusan shrines.
Cultural notes
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.