Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka) Explained

Hikawa Shrine
Map Type:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.6682°N 139.7356°W
Religious Affiliation:	Shinto
Founded By:	Tokugawa Yoshimune
Established:	1730
Location:	6-10-12, Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052

is a Shinto shrine in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. In Tokyo, it is the best known of the 59 branch shrines of the Hikawa jinja,^[1] which was designated as the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) for the former Musashi Province. ^[2]

History

The shrine structures were constructed in 1730 under the patronage of Tokugawa Yoshimune. This became Yoshimune's personal shrine.^[3]

References

• Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128
• Rei Hino (Hino Rei), (Sailor Mars) Residence in Sailor Moon.

External links

• (In Japanese)
• More information about Hikawa Shrine (Akasaka)

Notes and References

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hikawa-jinja" in .
2. http://eos.kokugakuin.ac.jp/modules/xwords/images/uploads/EOS070712Ab.pdf "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3.
3. Rudranath, Jay Navok et al. (2005).