Isaniwa Shrine Explained

Map Type:	Japan
Coordinates:	33.8506°N 132.7892°W
Religious Affiliation:	Shinto
Location:	Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

is a Shinto shrine in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Enshrined are Emperor Chūai, Empress Jingū, and Emperor Ōjin. A number of its buildings and treasures have been designated Important Cultural Properties.

History

It is said that the shrine was founded on the site where Emperor Chūai and Empress Jingū bathed at Dōgo Onsen and it is mentioned in Engi shiki. In the fourteenth century the Kōno clan moved the shrine to its present location and it was rebuilt by the Matsudaira clan in the seventeenth century. Isaniwa Jinja was restored in 1970.^[1]

Buildings

Isaniwa Jinja is modelled upon Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū in Kyoto Prefecture and constructed in the Hachiman-zukuri style.^{[2] [3]}

• Honden (1667) (Important Cultural Property)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Mōshidono corridor (1667) (ICP)^{[7] [8]}
• Rōmon (1667) (ICP)^{[9] [10]}
• Kairō (1667) (ICP)^{[11] [12]}
• Massha (ICP)^[13]

Treasures

A treasure hall houses a number of swords and suits of armour.^[14]

• Tachi (Kamakura period) (ICP)^{[15] [16]}

See also

• Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū

External links

• Isaniwa Jinja - English summary
• Isaniwa Jinja homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: History . Isaniwa Jinja . 20 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101919/http://isaniwa.ddo.jp/top.htm . 22 July 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Buildings . Isaniwa Jinja . 20 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101919/http://isaniwa.ddo.jp/top.htm . 22 July 2011 . dead .
3. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118194833/http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/attractions/g_route/golden_shikoku.html . 18 January 2010 .
4. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja Honden . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081359/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175922_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
5. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.
6. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja . . 20 April 2011.
7. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja Mōshidono Corridor . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081406/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175923_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
8. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.
9. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja Rōmon . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081422/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175924_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
10. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.
11. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja Kairō . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081430/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175925_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
12. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.
13. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja Massha . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081439/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175926_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
14. Web site: Treasure Hall . Isaniwa Jinja . 20 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101919/http://isaniwa.ddo.jp/top.htm . 22 July 2011 . dead .
15. Web site: Isaniwa Jinja tachi . . 20 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081453/http://www.city.matsuyama.ehime.jp/kybunka/1175995_1047.html . 27 September 2011 .
16. Web site: Database of Registered National Cultural Properties . . 20 April 2011.