Hakusan Shrine is dedicated to Shirayama-hime-no-Mikoto, a Shinto deity associated with Mount Hakusan and worshipped for protection, purification, and agricultural prosperity. Hakusan shrines are found throughout Japan, with the head shrine located at Mount Hakusan on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu prefectures.
- Denomination
- Hakusan
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Shirayama-hime-no-Mikoto
- Kami enshrined
- Shirayama-hime-no-Mikoto
- Coordinates
- 34.959441, 137.1066675
Cultural notes
Shirayama-hime-no-Mikoto is considered a goddess of the sacred Mount Hakusan, one of Japan's three holy mountains. She is often associated with water purification, marriage, and the protection of women and children.