The shrine is venerated as the legendary place where Empress Jingū safely gave birth to the future Emperor Ōjin, and is still patronized by those praying for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing.
Natural Treasures
The cluster of giant camphor trees called Kada’s Forest[1] (including the two old camphors that have been deemed Natural Treasures, "Yufuta’s Forest" and "Kinukake’s Forest").
Gallery
Koyasu-no-ishi (子安の石 lit:The praying stone for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing).
Yufuta's forest, one of the old camphor trees in this shrine, is designated as the National Treasures.
hachiman, hachimangū, 宇美八幡宮, shinto, shrine, located, fukuoka, prefecture, japan, dedicated, emperor, Ōjin, empress, jingū, tamayori, bime, sumiyoshi, sanjin, izanagi, former, modern, system, ranked, shinto, shrines, classified, prefectural, shrine, 県社, kensha. Umi Hachimangu 宇美八幡宮 is a Shinto shrine located in Umi Fukuoka prefecture Japan It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin Empress Jingu Tamayori bime Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines it was classified as a prefectural shrine 県社 kensha Umi Hachimangu宇美八幡宮Torii at Umi HachimanguReligionAffiliationShintoDeityEmperor ŌjinEmpress JinguTamayori bimeSumiyoshi sanjinIzanagiLocationLocation1 1 1 Umi UmiKasuya DistrictFukuoka 811 2101Shown within JapanGeographic coordinates33 34 13 N 130 30 32 E 33 57028 N 130 50889 E 33 57028 130 50889 Coordinates 33 34 13 N 130 30 32 E 33 57028 N 130 50889 E 33 57028 130 50889ArchitectureDate establishedUnknownWebsitewww wbr umi hachimangu wbr or wbr jpGlossary of Shinto Contents 1 History 2 Natural Treasures 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe shrine is venerated as the legendary place where Empress Jingu safely gave birth to the future Emperor Ōjin and is still patronized by those praying for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing Natural Treasures EditThe cluster of giant camphor trees called Kada s Forest 1 including the two old camphors that have been deemed Natural Treasures Yufuta s Forest and Kinukake s Forest Gallery Edit Koyasu no ishi 子安の石 lit The praying stone for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing Yufuta s forest one of the old camphor trees in this shrine is designated as the National Treasures See also EditList of Shinto shrinesReferences Edit Umi Shrine Fukuoka Prefecture Retrieved 19 September 2011 External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Crossroad Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture Tourist Information in English Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umi Hachimangu This article relating to Shinto is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Umi Hachiman gu amp oldid 1094062450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
