contributor
26,977
edits
Changes
no edit summary
Kanazawa Shrine is a shrine located on the edges of [[Kenrokuen]] in [[Kanazawa]], and built by the 11th [[Maeda clan|Maeda]] lord of [[Kaga han|Kaga]], [[Maeda Harunaga]], and dedicated to [[Sugawara no Michizane]] (aka [[Tenjin]], ''[[kami]]'' of scholarship), who the Maeda claimed as an ancestor, along with ''kami'' of protection from disaster and safe travels.
Kanazawa Shrine is a shrine located on the edges of [[Kenrokuen]] in [[Kanazawa]], and built by the 11th [[Maeda clan|Maeda]] lord of [[Kaga han|Kaga]], [[Maeda Harunaga]], and dedicated to [[Sugawara no Michizane]] (aka [[Tenjin]], ''[[kami]]'' of scholarship), who the Maeda claimed as an ancestor, along with ''kami'' of protection from disaster and safe travels.
It was built in [[1794]], in conjunction with the [[Meirindo|Meirindō]] (''[[han]]'' school), and watches over the [[kinjoreitaku|Kinjōreitaku]], the well where gold was found centuries ago, giving the area its name, "Kanazawa," meaning literally "gold marsh."
It was built in [[1794]], in conjunction with the [[Meirindo (Kaga)|Meirindō]] (''[[han]]'' school), and watches over the ''kinjō reitaku'', the well where gold was found centuries ago by someone named Imohori Tôgorô, giving the area its name, "Kanazawa," meaning literally "gold marsh."
==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site.
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E9%87%91%E6%B2%A2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.144864,38.144531&t=h&hq=%E9%87%91%E6%B2%A2%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE&radius=15000&z=13 Kanazawa Shrine on Google Maps].
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]