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*''Other Names'': 日栖宮 ''(Hisumi no miya)''
*''Japanese'': 出雲大社 ''(Izumo taisha)''
*''Japanese'': 出雲大社 ''(Izumo taisha)''
The Grand Shrine at Izumo is one of the oldest and most important [[Shinto shrines|shrines]] in the [[Shinto]] tradition, along with [[Ise Shrine]]. Located in [[Shimane prefecture]], it is most strongly associated with the deity [[Okuninushi|Ôkuninushi]].
The Grand Shrine at Izumo is one of the oldest and most important [[Shinto shrines|shrines]] in the [[Shinto]] tradition, along with [[Ise Shrine]]. Located in [[Shimane prefecture]], it is most strongly associated with the deity [[Okuninushi|Ôkuninushi]].
The shrine welcomes an Imperial envoy every May 14 in a special annual festival.
==History==
==History==
A 22-meter tall [[torii]] gate at the shrine, erected in 1915, is one of the tallest in the country.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 122-123.</ref>
A 22-meter tall [[torii]] gate at the shrine, erected in 1915, is one of the tallest in the country.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', University of California Press (1996), 122-123.</ref>
Three auxiliary shrines located within the grounds include the Mimukai, Amasaki, and Tsukushi Shrines. Mimukai Shrine is dedicated to [[Suseri-hime-no-mikoto]], the wife and partner of Ôkuni-nushi in creating the land. Tsukushi Shrine is dedicated to [[Tagiri-hime-no-mikoto]], a goddess born of vows between Amaterasu and Susano-o; a wife of Ôkuni-nushi, she gave birth to two other deities, [[Ajisukitaka-hikone-no-kami]] and [[Taka-hime-no-mikoto]]. And Amasaki Shrine is dedicated to [[Kusagai-hime-no-mikoto]] and [[Umugai-hime-no-mikoto]], two goddesses who helped treat Ôkuni-nushi's burns after a trial on Mt. Temayama.
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==References==
==References==
*Gallery labels, Masuura Yukihito, "The Shrines of the Gods," UCSB College of Creative Studies, Jan 2014.
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[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Shrines]]