Atago Shrine (Kyoto)

For other uses, see Atago Shrine (disambiguation).

Atago Jinja 愛宕神社
Torii leading to Atago Jinja in Kyoto
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Atago Gongen
Festival	Sen-nichi Tsuyasai (July 31)
Type	Atago shrine
Location
Location	Atago-chō, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°3′36″N 135°38′4″E
Architecture
Founder	En no Ozunu, Taichō
Date established	701 - 704
Website
atagojinjya.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, Atago-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E[1]) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.

Deities

Main hall

• Izanami no Mikoto
• Haniyasuhime no Mikoto
• Amenokumahito no Mikoto
• Wakumusubi no Kami
• Toyoukebime no Mikoto

Wakamiya

• Ikazuchi no Kami
• Kagutsuchi no Mikoto
• Hamushi no Kami

Okumiya

• Ōkuninushi

See also

• Atago Jinja (Tokyo)
• Shinbutsu shūgō
• Honji suijaku
• Tsukinowa-dera

Further reading

Bouchy, Anne-Marie (1987). "The Cult of Mount Atago and the Atago Confraternities". The Journal of Asian Studies. 46 (2): 255–277. doi:10.2307/2056014. JSTOR 2056014. S2CID 164149571.

External links

(in Japanese) Atago Jinja homepage