Usa Jingū
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Usa Jingū is a prominent Shinto shrine in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, revered as the principal sanctuary of the war and guardian deity Hachiman and a historically important religious center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usa Jingū canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hachiman shrine
ⓘ
Important religious center ⓘ Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hachiman-zukuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hachiman cult
ⓘ
Imperial court of Japan (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial court of Japan
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism ⓘ |
| classification | former Kanpei-taisha (government-supported shrine) ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus |
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Important Cultural Property of Japan
National Treasure (selected buildings) ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hachiman ⓘ |
| earliestRecorded | 8th century ⓘ |
| founded | 8th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Association of Shinto Shrines ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
main hall (honden)
ⓘ
offering hall (heiden) ⓘ worship hall (haiden) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hachiman shrines in Japan
ⓘ
Shinto shrines in Ōita Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
main sanctuary (honden) in Hachiman-zukuri style
ⓘ
multiple shrine buildings in a single complex ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Reitaisai (grand festival) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regional pilgrimage center
ⓘ
site of state rituals in premodern Japan ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
approach with torii gates
ⓘ
forest surroundings ⓘ |
| hasRole | head shrine of Hachiman shrines ⓘ |
| hasSacredObject |
Hachiman
ⓘ
surface form:
Hachiman shintai
|
| hasStatus | one of the most important Hachiman shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing |
Heian period
ⓘ
Nara period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
ⓘ
surface form:
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū ⓘ
surface form:
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
spread of Hachiman worship to Kyoto ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the earliest major center of Hachiman worship
ⓘ
influence on Hachiman shrines across Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
日本・大分県
ⓘ
surface form:
Usa, Ōita Prefecture
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ōita Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kyushu ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Hachiman ⓘ |
| numberOfAffiliatedShrines | over 40,000 Hachiman shrines ⓘ |
| principalSanctuaryOf | Hachiman ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| shrineRank | ichinomiya of Buzen Province ⓘ |
| visitedBy | pilgrims from across Japan ⓘ |
| worshipType |
guardian deity
ⓘ
war deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.