Ikoma Jinja
| Ikoma Shrine 往馬坐伊古麻都比古神社 |
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 Ikoma Shrine
往馬坐伊古麻都比古神社 |
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| Dedicated to | Ikomatsu-Hikono-Kami Ikomatsu-Himeno-Kami Okinaga-Tarashihimeno-Mikoto Tarashinakatsu-Hikono-Mikoto Hondawakeno-Mikoto Katsuragi-Takanukahimeno-Mikoto Okinaga-Sukuneono-Mikoto |
| Reisai | 10 October |
| Honden style | Kasuga-zukuri |
| Address | 1527-1 Ichibu-chō Ikoma Nara prefecture |
| Coordinates | 34°40′41″N 135°42′13″E / 34.67806°N 135.70361°ECoordinates: 34°40′41″N 135°42′13″E / 34.67806°N 135.70361°E |
| Website | www |
 Glossary of Shinto
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Ikoma Jinja (生駒神社?) is a Shinto shrine in Ikoma, Nara, Japan. Generally called Ikoma Taisha (往馬大社?). The formal name of the shrine is "Ikomaniimasu-Ikomatsuhiko Jinja (往馬坐伊古麻都比古神社?)". This shrine is also known as "Ikoma-Taisha", which means "great shrine of Ikoma".
According to the Sokoku-Fudoki, an ancient record of Japan, this shrine was extant in 458. The original object of worship at the shrine was a mountain, Mount Ikoma, behind the shrine. This shrine has a long relationship with the Japanese royal family and the dynasty. In Engishiki, a formal record on shrines written in 972, this shrine was given the title of "Kanpei-dai" as very high rank among Japanese shrines.
Today, this shrine is dedicated to seven gods, Ikomatsu-Hikono-Kami, Ikomatsu-Himeno-Kami, Okinaga-Tarashihimeno-Mikoto (Empress Jingū), Tarashinakatsu-Hikono-Mikoto (Emperor Chūai), Hondawakeno-Mikoto (Emperor Ōjin), and Katsuragi-Takanukahimeno-Mikoto (mother of Empress Jingū), Okinaga-Sukuneono-Mikoto (father of Empress Jingū). Ikomatsu-Hikono-Kami and Ikomatsu-Himeno-Mikoto are understood to be husband and wife, and are embodied by Mount Ikoma itself.
This shrine has the Ikoma-Mandara, or "Mandala of Ikoma", and the Mandala was selected as an Important Cultural Property by the Japanese government.
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