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*''Japanese'': 鹿児島神宮 ''(Kagoshima jinguu)''

*''Japanese'': 鹿児島神宮 ''(Kagoshima jinguu)''

Kagoshima Shrine was the chief shrine (''ichi-no-miya'') in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]].

Kagoshima Shrine in [[Kirishima]] City was the chief shrine (''ichi-no-miya'') in [[Osumi province|Ôsumi province]].

The shrine is mentioned in the [[967]] ''[[Engi-shiki]]''. It later became a [[Hachiman]] shrine, and in or around the 11th century, the shrine's name was changed from Kagoshima ''jinja'' to Ôsumi Shô-Hachiman-gû. It was not only the top shrine in Ôsumi, but was a center of worship for all three provinces of Ôsumi, [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]], and [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]. Many people prayed there for victory against the [[Mongol invasions]], and the shrine received some special recognition from the [[Kamakura shogunate]] afterward.

The shrine is mentioned in the [[967]] ''[[Engi-shiki]]''. It later became a [[Hachiman]] shrine, and in or around the 11th century, the shrine's name was changed from Kagoshima ''jinja'' to Ôsumi Shô-Hachiman-gû. It was not only the top shrine in Ôsumi, but was a center of worship for all three provinces of Ôsumi, [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]], and [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]. Many people prayed there for victory against the [[Mongol invasions]], and the shrine received some special recognition from the [[Kamakura shogunate]] afterward.