Hirose Taisha Explained

Hirose-taisha 廣瀬大社
Map Type:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.5917°N 135.7483°W
Religious Affiliation:	Shinto
Location:	99 Kawai, Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Architecture Style:	Kasuga-zukuri

, also referred to as Hirose-jinja, is a Shinto shrine located in Kawai, Nara prefecture, Japan.

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.^[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Hirose Shrine.^[2]

From 1871 through 1946, Hirose Shrine was officially designated one of the, meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.^[3]

See also

• List of Shinto shrines
• Twenty-Two Shrines
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

References

• Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
• Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449
• _______. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887

34.5917°N 135.7483°W

Notes and References

1. Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75.
2. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117.
3. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 124.