Shirayama Hime Shrine白山比咩神社

Shirayama Hime Shrine白山比咩神社 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a Shinto shrine in the Sannomiyamachi neighborhood of the city of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Kaga Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 6. It is the head shrine of approximately 2000 "Hakusan Jinja" across Japan. Shirayama Hime Shrine history compilation committee edition "Hakusan Faith illustration" (Hakusan Hime Shrine, 2003)"Place name of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japanese historical place name system" ( Heibonsha ) Introduction Hakusan Paragraph, Hakusan Hiraku Shrine of Tsururai Town, Ishikawa DistrictShinto Encyclopedia Volume One piece 264 (original 455 pages) [ Kukurihimenomomikoto　Kikurihime] Though read differently, "Shirayama" and "Hakusan" use the same characters (白山) in Japanese.Encyclopedia of the World Goddess pages 42-43 "Kukurihime Kikurihime"Emperor Keishinkai Digital Collection, National Diet Library "Kokuzai Chusha Hakusanjo Shrine" "National Famous Shrine Photographs," Imperial Keishinkai, December 1922 .Morokami Divine Festival Deity Dictionary pp. 446-447 "Shirayama Hime Shrine"# Yama no reiryoku (Mountain spirit power) pp. 177-178 "Hakusan that Jomon people also danced to" Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: None
official website: http://www.shirayama.or.jp/

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