A is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ã
Âkami (see Inari shrine). There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
Originally the name Ã¥Â
«å¹¡ was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some cases. Many towns and cities incorporating the names Hachiman, Yawata or Yahata grew around these shrines.
Famous Hachiman shrines
The following four shrines are often grouped into groups of three, either as Usa-Iwashimizu-Hakozaki or Usa-Iwashimizu-Tsurugaoka, and both of these groupings are known as the Three Major Hachiman Shrines of Japan ().
Other notable Hachiman shrines
- Fukuyama HachimangÃ
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- Hakodate Hachiman Shrine å½館åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Hakodate, Hokkaido)
- Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine 鳩峰åÂ
«å¹¡ç¥Â社 (Tokorozawa, Saitama)
- Iino HachimangÃ
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«å¹¡å®® (Iwaki, Fukushima)
- Kameyama HachimangÃ
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«å¹¡å®® (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi)
- Miyake HachimangÃ
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«å¹¡å®® (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto)
- Morioka HachimangÃ
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«å¹¡å®® (Morioka, Iwate)
- Ã
Âsaki HachimangÃ
« 大å´ÂÃ¥Â
«å¹¡å®® (Sendai, Miyagi)
- Shiraoi Hachiman Shrine ç½èÂÂÃ¥Â
«å¹¡ç¥Â社 (Shiraoi, Hokkaido)
- Shiroyama HachimangÃ
« Ã¥ÂÂå±±åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Nagoya)
- Tomioka Hachiman Shrine å¯Â岡åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Koto, Tokyo)
- Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine æÂÂÃ¥ÂÂå±±åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (near the TÃ
Âdai-ji, Nara)
- Umi Hachiman-gÃ
« å®Âç¾ÂÃ¥Â
«å¹¡å®® (Umi, Fukuoka)
- Ã
Âmiya Hachiman Shrine (Tokyo) 大宮åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Suginami, Tokyo)
- Ã
Âmiya Hachiman Shrine (HyÃ
Âgo) 大宮åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Miki, HyÃ
Âgo)
- Ã
Âshio Hachiman Shrine 大塩åÂ
«å¹¡å®® (Echizen, Fukui)
- Sapporo HachimangÃ
« æÂÂå¹ÂÃ¥Â
«å¹¡å®® Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Saipan Hachiman Shrine (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)
See also
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