Hachiman
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Hachiman is a syncretic Japanese deity identified as the divine spirit of the semi-legendary Emperor Ōjin.
The Shinto deity Hachiman (Kamakura period 1326) at Tokyo National Museum (Lent by Akana Hachimangū), Important Cultural Property
Empress Jingū, mother of Emperor Ōjin
Usa Shrine, at Usa in Oita Prefecture dedicated to Hachiman, founder and patron deity of this city
The Buddhist Sogyō Hachiman depicted in the attire of a Buddhist monk, syncretised from the Shinto deity Hachiman
Hachiman shrine
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A Hachiman shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami. There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
Hachiman
…popularity grew and he became by extension the protector of the warrior class that the shōgun had brought to power. For this reason, the shintai of a Hachiman shrine is usually a stirrup or a bow. Following the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, the worship of Hachiman spread throughout Japan among not only…
Iwashimizu Hachimangū, a Hachiman shrine in Yawata, Kyoto.