Culture
Usa Jingu Shrine
Ekaterina BespyatovaHachiman, the god of warriors, is a popular deity. There are many of his shrines throughout Japan, and Usa-jingū is the oldest of them all.
Usa Jingū, also known as Usa Hachimangū, is a Shinto shrine in the city of Usa in Ōita Prefecture in Japan. Emperor Ojin, who was deified as Hachiman-jin, is said to be enshrined in all the sites dedicated to him; and the first and earliest of these was at Usa in the early 8th century. [Wikipedia]
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Ten minute drive from JR Usa Station.
Hachiman, the god of warriors, is a popular deity. There are many of his shrines throughout Japan, and Usa-jingū is the oldest of them all.
Бог воинов Хатиман очень популярен в Японии. Его многочисленные храмы - Хатимангу - рассыпаны по всей стране, и храм в Усе из них самый старый.
It is said that pink is the colour of romance, so why not have a flutter from the scrolls from the love shrine, a 1950's contraption that claims a love match rate of 50 percent, plus or minus 50 percent.
It is said that pink is the colour of romance, so why not have a flutter from the scrolls from the love shrine, a 1950's contraption that claims a love match rate of 50 percent, plus or minus 50 percent.
Hachiman, the god of warriors, is a popular deity. There are many of his shrines throughout Japan, and Usa-jingū is the oldest of them all.
There is a certain pleasure in going back to a simpler time.