Hiromine Shrine
Hiromine Shrine (広峯神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Himeji. It is one of the three main shrines of the Gion cult alongside Yasaka Shrine, and Tsushima Shrine.: 123 Until the Muromachi period the shrine was perceived as highly prestigious, on par with Kumano Taisha, but little remains of its past glory.: 124–125 In contrast to other shrines of the Gion cult the shrine is associated with agriculture.
| Hiromine Shrine | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Susanoo/Gozu Tenno (Gion cult) Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi |
| Glossary of Shinto | |
It has branch shrines such as one in Obama, Fukui. and many others.
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