Kotohira Shrines
Kotohira Shrines are a kind of shinto shrine in Japan. They were originally dedicated to the syncretic deity Konpira Gongen, but in the Meiji Restoration due to Shinbutsu bunri they were dedicated to Ōmononushi. Their head shrine is Kotohira-gū..[1][2] They are dedicated to seafaring and protecting sailors.[2]
Kamiyo Candy is frequently sold at them[3][4][5][6][7]
They are part of the famous Inahachikonten Shrines (稲八金天神社) of the Shrine Consolidation Policy alongside Inari Shrine, Hachiman Shrine, Kotohira Shrines, and Tenmangu Shrine.
History
According to legend Konpira Gongen came into existence when a priest at Matsuo Temple summoned the Ganges deity Kumbhīra.[8][9]:172 starting as a hostile sea monster the deity was placated and became a god of navigation.[9]:353 The deity is perceived as perhaps being a deification of a sea serpent called a wani.[9]:437
Kotohira-gū is located close to and strongly historically associated with Matsuo Temple[10]
In 1889 due to the Meiji Restoration the head temple was renamed from Konpira temple to Kotohira-gu..[9]:437
List of Kotohira Shrines
- Kotohira-gū
- Miyabiro Shrine
- Ōtsuna Kotohira Shrine
- Kotohira Shrine (Kuji City)
- Kotohira & Ōwashi Shrine
- Kotohira-gū (Tokyo Port Area)
- Kotohira-gū Tokyo Branch
- Kotohira-gū Matsuyama Branch
- Kotohira Shrine (Joetsu City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Kohei Town)
- Kotohira Shrine (Kochi City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Kawasaki City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Tatebayashi City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Kyotango City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Taito Ward)
- Kotohira Shrine (Tokushima City Kawauchi Town)
- Kotohira Shrine (Shin Kami Goto Town Mikka No Ura Village)
- Kotohira Shrine (Nemuro City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Naruto City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Tokushima City)
- Kotohira Shrine (Nagareyama City)
- Konpira-gū (Tama City)
- Konpira Daigongen (Kurashiki City)
- Bessho Kotohira Shrine
- Miyoshi Shrine (Sapporo City)
- Yasui Konpira-gū
- Matsuo Temple (Kagawa Prefecture Kotohira Town)
- Ryūtōzan Shrine
- Sapporo Hachimangū
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- ↑ SHIKOKU, Organization for Promotion of Tourism in. "Kotohira-gu Shrine". Tourism SHIKOKU (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kompirasan". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ↑ "Kamiyo Ame Candy". おもてなしセレクション（OMOTENASHI Selection）. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Kagawa | Pilgrimage to the Kotohira-gu Shrine | Authentic Japan: Setouchi". www.setouchi.travel. Retrieved 2023-09-17.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Once-in-a-lifetime Konpira-san! Let's visit Kotohira Shrine". THE GATE. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Konpirasan – the famous Pilgrimage of Shikoku (Kagawa)". Stouchi Finder. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Kotohira-gu". Ikidane Nippon. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334586970_Kagawa_A_Guide_to_Sanuki_Gateway_to_Shikoku
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Faure, Bernard (2021-12-16). "Rage and Ravage". doi:10.1515/9780824889364.
- ↑ "Kotohira: The Area Around the Kotohira-gu Shrine, Where the Old Townscape Remains to This Day". FUN! JAPAN International. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
