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Created page with "right|thumb|320px|The main [[torii at Okazaki Shrine]] *''Founded: 794'' *''Other Names'': 東天王 ''(Higashi tennou)'' *''Japanese'': 岡崎..."
[[File:Okazaki-torii.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The main [[torii]] at Okazaki Shrine]]
*''Founded: [[794]]''
*''Other Names'': 東天王 ''(Higashi tennou)''
*''Japanese'': 岡崎神社 ''(Okazaki jinja)''
Okazaki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] located in eastern central [[Kyoto]].
The shrine was founded in [[794]] during the construction of [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]], as one of four shrines representing the compass directions. Okazaki represented the east, and was at that time alternatively known as Higashi-tennô (Emperor of the East).
The shrine is dedicated to [[Susano-o]], [[Kushinada-hime]], and their three daughters and five sons, and is associated with easy childbirth, and with dispelling evil associated with the compass points. Ritual offerings were therefore offered there in [[1178]], along with prayers for the easy childbirth of the empress. Due to this association with childbirth, the shrine is also associated with rabbit spirits.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Founded: [[794]]''
*''Other Names'': 東天王 ''(Higashi tennou)''
*''Japanese'': 岡崎神社 ''(Okazaki jinja)''
Okazaki Shrine is a [[Shinto shrine]] located in eastern central [[Kyoto]].
The shrine was founded in [[794]] during the construction of [[Heian-kyo|Heian-kyô]], as one of four shrines representing the compass directions. Okazaki represented the east, and was at that time alternatively known as Higashi-tennô (Emperor of the East).
The shrine is dedicated to [[Susano-o]], [[Kushinada-hime]], and their three daughters and five sons, and is associated with easy childbirth, and with dispelling evil associated with the compass points. Ritual offerings were therefore offered there in [[1178]], along with prayers for the easy childbirth of the empress. Due to this association with childbirth, the shrine is also associated with rabbit spirits.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]