Nakayama Jinja (中山神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Mimasaka Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 29. Although the kanji of the shrine's name is now pronounced "Nakayama", in the past the shrine was often referred to by its alternative pronunciation "Chuzen Jinja" or "Chuzen Dai-Gongen".[1]
The origins of Nakayama Jinja are uncertain. According to the shrine's undocumented legend, it was founded in 707 AD. There is another theory that the shrine was built when Mimasaka Province separated from Bizen Province in 703. The earliest time the shrine appears in documentary evidence is in an entry dated 860 in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku. Per the Engishiki, which was complied between 905 and 967 AD, the shrine is listed as the only Myōjin taisha (名神大社) in Mimasaka Province, and by the Kamakura period, it was regarded as the ichinomiya of the province. During the Sengoku period, in 1533, the shrine was burned down by Amago Haruhisa during his invasion of the province, and reconstructed by Haruhisa himself in 1559. After the Meiji Restoration, it was designated as a National Shrine, 2nd rank (国幣中社, Kokuhei Chusha) in 1871.[2][3]
Cultural propertiesEdit
National Important Cultural PropertiesEdit
Honden, constructed in 1559 as a donation by Amago Haruhisa. It is a three by three bay hall in a unique shrine architecture commonly known as "Nakayama-zukuri" which is found only in this area of Japan. [4]
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nakayama, shrine, nakayama, jinja, 中山神社, shinto, shrine, ichinomiya, neighborhood, city, tsuyama, okayama, prefecture, japan, ichinomiya, former, mimasaka, province, main, festival, shrine, held, annually, april, although, kanji, shrine, name, pronounced, naka. Nakayama Jinja 中山神社 is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture Japan It is the ichinomiya of former Mimasaka Province The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 29 Although the kanji of the shrine s name is now pronounced Nakayama in the past the shrine was often referred to by its alternative pronunciation Chuzen Jinja or Chuzen Dai Gongen 1 Nakayama Shrine中山神社Haiden and Honden of Nakayama ShrineReligionAffiliationShintoDeityKagamitsukuri no kamiFestivalApril 29LocationLocation695 Ichinomiya Tsuyama shi Okayama kenNakayama ShrineShow map of Okayama PrefectureNakayama Shrine Japan Show map of JapanGeographic coordinates35 06 0 78 N 133 59 40 53 E 35 1002167 N 133 9945917 E 35 1002167 133 9945917Glossary of ShintoImportant Cultural Property Contents 1 Enshrined kami 2 History 3 Cultural properties 3 1 National Important Cultural Properties 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEnshrined kami EditThe kami enshrined at Nakayama Jinja are Kagamitsukuri no kami 鏡作神 god of mirrors Ame no Nukado no kami 天糠戸神 Ishikori dome no Mikoto 石凝姥命 goddess of mirrors and metal castingHistory EditThe origins of Nakayama Jinja are uncertain According to the shrine s undocumented legend it was founded in 707 AD There is another theory that the shrine was built when Mimasaka Province separated from Bizen Province in 703 The earliest time the shrine appears in documentary evidence is in an entry dated 860 in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku Per the Engishiki which was complied between 905 and 967 AD the shrine is listed as the only Myōjin taisha 名神大社 in Mimasaka Province and by the Kamakura period it was regarded as the ichinomiya of the province During the Sengoku period in 1533 the shrine was burned down by Amago Haruhisa during his invasion of the province and reconstructed by Haruhisa himself in 1559 After the Meiji Restoration it was designated as a National Shrine 2nd rank 国幣中社 Kokuhei Chusha in 1871 2 3 Cultural properties EditNational Important Cultural Properties Edit Honden constructed in 1559 as a donation by Amago Haruhisa It is a three by three bay hall in a unique shrine architecture commonly known as Nakayama zukuri which is found only in this area of Japan 4 Gallery Edit nbsp Haiden nbsp Kagura stage nbsp Gate Tsuyama City Tangible Cultural Property nbsp Keyaki Tree Tsuyama City Natural Monument nbsp ToriiSee also EditIchinomiyaReferences Edit Shibuya Nobuhiro 2015 Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San nomiya in Japanese Yamakawa shuppansha ISBN 978 4634150867 Yoshiki Emi 2007 Zenkoku Ichinomiya tettei gaido in Japanese PHP Institute ISBN 978 4569669304 Okada Shoji 2014 Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku Ichinomiya meguri in Japanese Heibonsha ISBN 978 4582945614 中山神社本殿 Nakayama Jinja Honden in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved August 20 2020 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakayama jinja Okayama Jinjacho home page Tsuyama City official homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nakayama Shrine amp oldid 1178493596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
