Iwa Jinja (伊和神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Shisō in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Harima...

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municipality. Ichinomiya literally means "the first shrine" of the province. In case of this town, it is the Iwa Shrine of the Harima Province. 兵庫県. "県内の市町合併に関する動き"...

Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), or Married Couple Rocks, are a kind of rock formation seen as religiously significant in Shinto. They are a subtype of Iwakura rock....

Yohashira Shrine [ja] Fukashi Shrine [ja] Tenaga Shrine [ja] Takemizuwake Shrine [ja] Nyakuichi Ouji Shrine [ja] Shinano Omiya Shrine [ja] Iwa Shrine [ja]...

held every 20 years. The shrine's rituals are related to rituals at Iwa Shrine a famous nearby shrine. It is a Sōja shrine and enshrines all the gods...

steel, often used in the production of Japanese swords. The presence of Iwa Shrine, the ichinomiya of Harima Province indicates that this was the ancient...

classified Shinto shrines as either official government shrines or "other" shrines. The official shrines were divided into Imperial shrines (kampeisha), which...

Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. The other name of this shrine is Ebisu Daijingū. The focus of this shrine is a megalith called 'Koshiki-iwa', literally...

current shrine was rebuilt in 1722. The shrine is believed to bring good luck in marriage. Behind the main hall is a large sacred stone called Ugeto-iwa; in...