Hachiman Ōkami
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Hachiman Ōkami is a major Shinto deity revered as the divine protector of Japan and its warriors, particularly associated with archery and the samurai class.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hachiman Ōkami canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
archery
ⓘ
bushidō ⓘ samurai ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese tutelary deity
ⓘ
Japanese war deity ⓘ kami of archery ⓘ |
| countryOfCult | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Usa, Ōita Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultSpread | spread throughout Japan from Kyushu ⓘ |
| epithet | Great God of Hachiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
often regarded as deified form of Emperor Ōjin
ⓘ
sometimes linked as son of Empress Jingū ⓘ |
| function |
granting victory in battle
ⓘ
protection of communities ⓘ protection of the imperial house ⓘ protection of the nation ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Ōkami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Emperor Ōjin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Minamoto clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
samurai governments ⓘ |
| majorShrine |
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū NERFINISHED ⓘ Usa Jingū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfShrines | one of the most widely enshrined kami in Japan ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
Heian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamakura period ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
divine protector of Japan
ⓘ
guardian of the Japanese state ⓘ protector of the samurai class ⓘ protector of warriors ⓘ |
| symbol |
bow and arrows
ⓘ
dove ⓘ |
| syncretism | Shinto-Buddhist syncretic deity ⓘ |
| title | Great Bodhisattva Hachiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | protector of fishermen and farmers in some regions ⓘ |
| worshipForm | enshrined in Hachiman-gū shrines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
common people in Japan
ⓘ
samurai class ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| worshipType | state cult in ancient Japan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.