shrines
Usa Jinguto
Usa Jingu is a shrine located in 2859, Ōaza Minami Usa in Usa-shi, Ōita-ken. Its history dates back to approximately 708-714 (The Nara Period) when the shrine was founded in Kyushu. A temple called Miroku-ji was adjacent to it in 779, making it what is known to be the first shrine-temple combination (jingū-ji) ever. The resulting mixed building, called Usa Hachimangu-ji, lasted over a millennium until 1868, when the Buddhist part was seperated to agree with the Kami and Buddhas Separation Act. It is today from this shrine where 40,000 branching shrines have grown. Usa's Jingotu shrine first shows up in the chronicles of Imperial history during the reign of Empress Shōtoku.
From 1871 through 1946, Usa was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha, meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. Other similarly honored shrines were Iwashimizu Hachimangū of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture and Hakozaki-gū of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture.
I would visit the Una Shrine as it is a good representation of traditional Japan and embraces a lot of Japanese culture. Such as providing Japanese food within the shrine and hosting up to 150 festivals every year. It is also one of the first shrines ever built, part of a group of 40,000 shrines and is designated to be a national treasure by the government.
Ginkakuji-Ji
The Ginkaku-Ji temple is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period. The two-storied Kannon-den), is the main temple structure. Its construction began February 21, 1482. The structure's design sought to imitate the golden Kinkaku-ji which had been commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
During the Ōnin War, construction was halted. Despite Yoshimasa's intention to cover the structure with a distinctive silver-foil overlay, this work was delayed for so long that the plans were never realized before Yoshimasa's death. The
Usa Jingu is a shrine located in 2859, Ōaza Minami Usa in Usa-shi, Ōita-ken. Its history dates back to approximately 708-714 (The Nara Period) when the shrine was founded in Kyushu. A temple called Miroku-ji was adjacent to it in 779, making it what is known to be the first shrine-temple combination (jingū-ji) ever. The resulting mixed building, called Usa Hachimangu-ji, lasted over a millennium until 1868, when the Buddhist part was seperated to agree with the Kami and Buddhas Separation Act. It is today from this shrine where 40,000 branching shrines have grown. Usa's Jingotu shrine first shows up in the chronicles of Imperial history during the reign of Empress Shōtoku.
From 1871 through 1946, Usa was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha, meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. Other similarly honored shrines were Iwashimizu Hachimangū of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture and Hakozaki-gū of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture.
I would visit the Una Shrine as it is a good representation of traditional Japan and embraces a lot of Japanese culture. Such as providing Japanese food within the shrine and hosting up to 150 festivals every year. It is also one of the first shrines ever built, part of a group of 40,000 shrines and is designated to be a national treasure by the government.
Ginkakuji-Ji
The Ginkaku-Ji temple is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period. The two-storied Kannon-den), is the main temple structure. Its construction began February 21, 1482. The structure's design sought to imitate the golden Kinkaku-ji which had been commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
During the Ōnin War, construction was halted. Despite Yoshimasa's intention to cover the structure with a distinctive silver-foil overlay, this work was delayed for so long that the plans were never realized before Yoshimasa's death. The