The Ujigami Shrine ( 宇 治 上 神社 Ujigami-Jinja ) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture , Japan . The temple was built as a guardian temple for nearby Bedo-in , and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine . In 1994, the sanctuary was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the historical sites of Ancient Kyoto . Honden and Hayden were included in the list of national treasures of Japan in the category of shrines [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Ujigami Shrine | |
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| Honden , Japan's national treasure | |
| Dedicated to | Emperor Ojin Ujinovaki Iratsuko Emperor Nintoku |
| Based | 11th century |
| Address | UjiyamaMada 59, Uji , Kyoto Prefecture , Japan |
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The Ujigami Shrine is dedicated to Emperor Ojin and his sons, Prince Ujinovaki Iratsuko and Emperor Nintok. [4] Ujinovaki Iratsuko committed suicide to resolve the succession dispute, and a temple was built in his honor. [6]
Ujigami honden is known as the oldest example of Nagare-zukuri architecture in Japan. [2] [3] [5] This style involves the construction of three inner shrines side by side, with the central structure being larger. [3] The construction of the honden by ujigami dates from the end of the Heian period (794–1185). [4] [5] Hayden was built in the Shinden Zukuri architecture, and its roof is in the sugaruhafu style. Hayden was built during the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). The Kasuga Shrine, built within Ujigami, dates from the same period. [4] One of the features of the temple is a spring. [6]
Digital dendrological studies suggest that Ujigami is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. The Research Institute for Cultural Property of the city of Nara determined that the temple was built in about 1060, which correlates with preserved written sources. [7]
Until the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), the shrines of Uji and Ujigami were known under the general name Rikyukushisha. [3] The annual Ujigami Shrine Festival is held May 5th. [five]
See also
- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
- Bed-in
Links
- ↑ The Agency for Cultural Affairs ja: 国 指定 文化 財 デ ー タ ベ ー ス (Japanese) . Database of National Cultural Properties (November 1, 2008). Date of treatment December 15, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 "Ujigami-jinja" , Dijitaru daijisen , Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2012 , < http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ > . Retrieved May 28, 2012. Archived August 25, 2007 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ujigami-jinja Shrine . Cambridge, United Kingdom: Japan Cultural Profile (2006). Date of treatment May 28, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Ujigami Shrine . Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan: Kansai Digital Archives (1996). Date of treatment May 28, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 "Ujigami-jinja" , Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) , Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2012 , < http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ > . Retrieved May 28, 2012. Archived August 25, 2007 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1 2 Ujigami-jinja Shrine unopened (unreachable link) . Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Convention Bureau. Date of treatment May 28, 2012. Archived May 23, 2012.
- ↑ ja: 埋 蔵 文化 財 セ ン タ ー 古 環境 研究室 (Japanese) . Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan: Research Information Repository, Nara Cultural Properties Research Institute. Date of contact May 28, 2012. (unavailable link)