Kota Shrine (Niigata)

Kota Shrine
居多神社

Kota Shrine with statue of Shinran (1173 – 1263) to right
Information
Dedicated to Ōkuninushi
Address 6-1-11 Gochi
Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture 151-0053
Glossary of Shinto

Kota Shrine (居多神社 Kota-jinja) is the Japanese Shinto shrine in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture.[1][2]

History

Kota was one of the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Echigo Province. It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Niigata Prefecture.[3] The enshrined kami are:

Shinran found refuge at Kota-jinja when he was exiled from Kyoto in 1207.[1]

Related pages

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kotodamaya.com, "Kota Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. "居多神社" [Kota Shrine]. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  3. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2; retrieved 2012-3-13.

Coordinates: 37°9′59.32″N 138°13′23.50″E / 37.1664778°N 138.2231944°E / 37.1664778; 138.2231944

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