Harman Patil (Editor)

Tokorozawa Shinmei Shrine

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Shimmei Shrine

Phone
  
+81 4-2922-3919

Website
  
www.shinmeisha.or.jp

Dedicated to
  
Tokorozawa Shinmei Shrine

Address
  
1 Chome-2-4 Miyamotocho, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture 359-1143, Japan

Similar
  
Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, Sayamasanfudoji, Hisaizu Shrine, Hikawanyotai Shrine, Miyoshino Shrine

Zero 2013 08 30 at tokorozawa


Tokorozawa Shimei Shrine (所澤神明社, Tokorosawa shinmei-sha) is a Shinto shrine in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.

Contents


History

Tradition holds that the Tokorozawa Shimei Shrine was founded in 110 CE by Yamato Takeru during his conquest of eastern Japan and the shrine claims to have been one of the most important centers for the worship of Amaterasu in the Kantō region; however, all records were lost in a fire in 1826. With the establishment of the Imperial Japanese Army’s Tokorozawa Air Field in 1911, pioneering pilot Yoshitoshi Tokugawa began a tradition of praying at this shrine for air safety.

Enshrined kami

  • Amaterasu Ōmikami
  • Ukanomitama
  • Mount Miwa
  • Festivals

    The major Japanese festivals of the shrine are:

  • January 1 – Gantan-sai (New Year’s Festival)
  • February 3 – Setsubun (traditional beginning of spring)
  • April 21 – Chi-sai
  • First Sunday in June – Ningyō-kuyō (Doll’s Day)
  • June 30 - Nagoshi-no Ō-harae (Summer Purification Ceremony)
  • September 15 – Tai-sai
  • References

    Tokorozawa Shinmei Shrine Wikipedia


    Similar Topics