Ikuta Shrine Honden Kobe Japan O24-01

A Day in Kobe October 24th 2006

Folder: Touring Holiday in Japan 2006
This album contains photos from my visit on 24th October 2006 with two of my friends. One photo was taken on October 17th when I was invited to talk to senior citizens at the Civic centre.
Ikuta Shrine Honden Kobe Japan O24-01

Ikuta Shrine Honden Kobe Japan O24-01

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Ikuta Shrine (Ikuta-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. According to Nihon Shoki, it was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century AD to enshrine the kami Wakahirume. It was one of three shrines established at this time; the others are Hirota Shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu, and Nagata Shrine, dedicated to Kotoshiro-nushi (also known as Ebisu). During the Genpei War, parts of the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani took place in and around this shrine, and are commemorated by markers in the Ikuta forest behind the shrine. The shrine's land was much larger back then, before the city of Kobe was built around it. Thus, the precise locations of skirmishes or events can no longer be commemorated on shrine land. Photographed 10-24-2006 using; Canon PowerShot A 710 IS Digital Camera.