Kashihara Shrine

Kashihara Shrine 橿原神宮
Outer prayer hall
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Emperor Jimmu Himetataraisuzu-hime
Festival	Kigensai (February 11)
Type	Kanpeitaisha Chokusaisha Beppyo jinja
Location
Location	934 Kume-cho, Kashihara-shi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	34°29′18″N 135°47′11″E
Architecture
Founder	Emperor Meiji
Date established	April 2, 1890
Website
www.kashiharajingu.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

The Kashihara Shrine (橿原神宮, Kashihara Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built in April 2, 1890 at the site of the Kashihara-gū, which is situated on the southeastern side of Mount Unebi of Yamato Sanzan. Japan's first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have acceded to the throne on February 11, 660 BC at the Kashihara-gū.

The Mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu is found on the shrine's premises.

Several memorials to placate Japanese military personnel fallen in World War II are placed on the shrine's grounds, including one dedicated to the personnel of the aircraft carrier Zuikaku which was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.

Access

• a 10-minute walk from the center gate of Kashiharajingu-mae Station on Kintetsu Lines (Minami Osaka Line, Yoshino Line, Kashihara Lines).

Gallery

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  Inner prayer hall, with unusually placed chigi
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  Unebi Goryō, the mausoleum of Jimmu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture

See also

• List of Jingū
• The Museum, Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture

External links

• Media related to Kashihara Shrine at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Site (Japanese)