Saruka Shrine Explained

Saruka Jinja
猿賀神社
Map Type:Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
Coordinates:40.6169°N 140.5631°W
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Established:807
Location:Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture

, sometimes rendered Saruga, is a Shinto shrine in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is said to have been founded in 807, when Sakanoue no Tamuramaro came north during the campaigns against the Ezo.[1] [2] The Honden, dating to 1826, is a Prefecturally-designated Important Cultural Property.[3] [4] Preserved are a City-designated Important Cultural Property (Historic Materials).[5] There is an annual rice-planting festival and a pond of pink lotus.[2] The main kami enshrined here is Kamitsukenokimitaji no mikoto (上毛野君田道命).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saruka Shrine . . 10 February 2012 . 21 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170521212556/http://www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp/english/2010112500303/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Saruka Jinja . . 10 February 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032204/http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/soshiki/nourin/noson/files/0265sarukajinjya.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Saruka Jinja Honden . . 10 February 2012.
  4. Web site: 猿賀神社 . Aomori Jinjachō . 10 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100910122333/http://www.aomori-jinjacho.or.jp/jinja/nankoku/jinja/48.htm . 10 September 2010 .
  5. Web site: 指定文化財一覧 (Hirakawa Cultural Property Listing) . . 10 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120519235826/http://www.city.hirakawa.lg.jp/docs/2010110900013/ . 19 May 2012 .