Morioka Hachimangū

Morioka Hachiman Shrine
盛岡八幡宮

Morioka Hachimangu Honden

Religion
Affiliation| Shinto
Deity| Hachiman
Festival| September 15
Type| Hachiman Shrine
Location
Location| Yawata-cho 13-2, Morioka, Iwate

Shown within Japan

Geographic coordinates| 39°41′43.11″N 141°09′50.62″E﻿ / ﻿39.6953083°N 141.1640611°E﻿ / 39.6953083; 141.1640611
Architecture
Style| Hachiman-zukuri
Date established| 1062
Website
www.morioka8man.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Morioka Hachimangū (盛岡八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan. The shrine is noted for its annual festival on the second Saturday in June, which is famous for the Chagu Chagu Umakko, a horse parade which was recognized in 1978 as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property.[1] In 1996 the sound of the bells of the Chagu Chagu Umakko was selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[2] The shrine is also noted for its displays of yabusame horse archery during its annual festival on September 15.

## History[edit]

The Morioka Hachimangū was established in 1062 during the late Heian period when Minamoto no Yoriyoshi brought a bunrei of the Minamoto clan’s tutelary shrine, the Iwashimizu Hachimangū in Kyoto to pray for victory in his campaign against the Abe clan in the Former Nine Years War. It was originally called the Hatomori Hachimangū (鳩森八幡宮). The shrine was rebuilt in 1593 by the Nanbu clan to be the protective shrine for Morioka Castle. Under the State Shinto system of shrine ranking from 1871 through 1946, the Morioka Hachimangū was officially designated as a "prefectural shrine". The Edo-period shrine structures burned down in 1884. The present main structure dates from 2006.

## Shinto belief[edit]

The shrine is dedicated to the veneration of the Shinto kami Hachiman. Hachiman has been recognized as an amalgamation of the semi-legendary Emperor Ojin and his consort, Empress Jingū.[3]

## See also[edit]

* List of Shinto shrines
* Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines

## References[edit]

* Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2362-7; OCLC 43487317
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morioka-Hachimangū.

* Official website (in Japanese)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
2. ^ "北海道・東北 - チャグチャグ馬コの鈴の音". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
3. ^ Ponsbonby-Fane, Studies, pp. 78, 196.

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Shinto shrines

Shinto architecture

| Buildings|

* chōzu or temizu
* Haiden
* Heiden
* hokora
* honden / shinden / shōden
* kagura-den
* setsumatsusha

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Architectonic elements|

* Chinjusha
* chigi
* hidden roof
* kaerumata: see nakazonae
* kairō
* karahafu
* karamon
* katōmado
* katsuogi
* kitsune (fox)
* komainu
* mon
* nakazonae
* shinboku
* shōrō
* sōrin
* tamagaki
* tokyō
* torii
* tōrō

Styles|

* hirairi-zukuri
* tsumairi-zukuri
* hachiman-zukuri
* hiyoshi-zukuri
* irimoya-zukuri
* ishi-no-ma-zukuri
* kasuga-zukuri
* kibitsu-zukuri
* misedana-zukuri
* nagare-zukuri
* ōtori-zukuri
* owari-zukuri
* ryōnagare-zukuri
* shinmei-zukuri
* sumiyoshi-zukuri
* taisha-zukuri

Decorations|

* Sandō
* Saisen
* Tomoe
* Shimenawa

Others

| Implements|

* An
* Chōzubachi
* Chōzuya
* Hakama
* Himorogi
* Jōe
* Kagura suzu
* O-miki
* Ō-nusa
* Gohei
* Sanbo
* Shide
* Shinsen
* Suzu
* Tamagushi
* Washi

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Head shrines1|

* Fushimi Inari Taisha
* Inari Okami
* Inari shrine
* Usa Hachiman-gū
* Hachiman
* Hachiman Shrine
* Ise Grand Shrine
* Amaterasu
* Jingūkyō
* Jingu Taima
* Shinmei shrines
* Dazaifu Tenman-gū
* Tenjin
* Tenmangū
* Munakata Taisha
* daughters of Amaterasu
* Suwa Taisha
* Takeminakata
* Yasakatome
* Kotoshironushi
* Hiyoshi Taisha
* Ōkuninushi
* Oyamakui no Kami
* Sannō torii
* Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō
* Kumano Nachi Taisha
* Kumano Kodō
* Kumano Sanzan
* Tsushima Shrine
* Gion worship
* Yasaka Shrine
* Gion worship

Tutelary deities|

* Ujigami
* Chinjugami
* Garanshin
* Dōsojin
* Jinushigami
* Yama-no-Kami
* Oyagami
* Sorei
* Ubusunagami
* Kunitama

Yorishiro and Shintai|

* Mirrors
* Shinboku (trees)
* Chinju no Mori (forests)
* Iwakura (rocks)
* Meoto Iwa
* Kannabi (locations)
* Katashiro (dolls)
* Kadomatsu
* Bunrei and Kanjō (propagation)
* Ofuda
* Jingu Taima
* Omamori
* Senjafuda
* Hitogami
* Mikoshi
* Matsuri float
* Shinko-shiki

Staff|

* Kannushi
* Miko

Miscellaneous|

* A-un
* Kanjo Nawa
* Junrei
* Misaki
* Miyamairi
* Shinshi

Classsification|

* Twenty-Two Shrines
* Gokoku Shrines
* Beppyo Shrines
* Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines
* Engishiki Jinmyocho
* Chinjusha
* Setsumatsusha
* Hokora
* Buddhist elements
* jingū-ji
* miyadera
* Whale mounds
* Kamidana
* Mitamaya
* Sōja shrine

History|

* Shrine Parishioner Registration
* Secular Shrine Theory
* Shrine Consolidation Policy
* Shrine Shinto

Misc practices for visitors|

* Ō-mikuji
* Shuin
* Ema

Institutions|

* Jinja Honchō

Rites|

* Futomani
* Harae
* Kagura
* Misogi
* Hakushu
* Two bows, two claps, one bow [ja; simple]
* Jichinsai

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Hachiman shrines

Gods|

| Main Deities|

* Hachiman
* Emperor Ōjin

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Minor gods|

* Emperor Chūai
* Empress Jingū
* Takenouchi no Sukune

Places|

| Three Major Hachiman
Shrines of Japan
(三大八幡宮)
‡not always included|

* Usa Jingū
* Iwashimizu Hachimangū
* Hakozaki Shrine‡
* Tsurugaoka Hachimangū‡

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Other Shrines|

* Fukuyama Hachimangū
* Hakodate Hachiman Shrine
* Hatogamine Hachiman Shrine
* Iino Hachimangū
* Kameyama Hachimangū
* Kotohiki Hachimangū
* Miyake Hachimangū
* Morioka Hachimangū
* Ōsaki Hachimangū
* Shiraoi Hachiman Shrine
* Shiroyama Hachimangū
* Suda Hachiman Shrine
* Tomioka Hachiman Shrine
* Tamukeyama Hachiman Shrine
* Tsuboi Hachimangū
* Umi Hachiman-gū
* Ōmiya Hachimangū (Tokyo)
* Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine (Hyōgo)
* Ōshio Hachiman Shrine
* Sapporo Hachimangū
* Shikaumi Shrine
* Saipan Hachiman Shrine

Misc|

* Kōra taisha
* Mount Hachimantai
* Jōten-ji
* Kaijin Shrine

Shrines dedicated to empress Jingū|

* Furogu Shrine [ja; simple]
* Fuyo Jingū
* Hakozaki Shrine
* Iwashimizu Hachimangū
* Kashii-gū
* Kehi Shrine
* Kotohiki Hachimangū
* Miyajidake Shrine
* Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine
* Mukuhashi Sōja [ja]
* Shikaumi Shrine
* Suda Hachiman Shrine
* Sumiyoshi sanjin
* Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka)
* Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki)
* Sumiyoshi-taisha
* Tsuboi Hachimangū
* Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
* Umi Hachiman-gū
* Usa Jingū

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