Umi Hachiman-gū
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Umi Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi. In the former Modern system of
Torii at Umi Hachimangū
Koyasu-no-ishi (子安の石 lit:The praying stone for safe childbirth and smooth child rearing).
Yufuta's forest, one of the old camphor trees in this shrine, is designated as the National Treasures.
Emperor Ōjin
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Emperor Ōjin, also known as Hondawake no Mikoto or Homuta no Sumeramikoto, was the 15th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki record e
Umi Hachiman-gū
…Umi Hachimangū (宇美八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Umi, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Tamayori-bime, Sumiyoshi sanjin and Izanagi. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, it was classified as a prefectural…
Painting depicting Emperor Ōjin and his attendant Takenouchi no Sukune, Edo period.
Memorial Shinto shrine and mausoleum honoring Emperor Ōjin.
Nakatsuhime Kami Statue