Tōkyō-jissha
The Tōkyō-jissha ( Japanese 東京 十 社 ), the "Ten Shrines of Tokyo", are ten Shintō shrines in Tokyo Prefecture , which were selected by the Meiji - tennō on November 8, 1868 and assigned to this rank ( 社 格 , shakaku ) were collected. They are located around the Tokyo Imperial Palace . The shrines received envoys from Tennō, who prayed there for the salvation of the new capital of Japan and the prosperity of the people.
From the Meiji period , the Tōkyō-jissha were the pilgrimage sites of the Jissha-meguri ( 十 社 巡 り ) called, popular pilgrimage, which was celebrated as a round trip to all shrines, but over time (among other things because of the extensive destruction of most of the shrines due to the air raids on Tokyo ) was forgotten. Since 1975 this pilgrimage has been made popular again by the shrines. The shrines give pilgrims each a small ema with their portrait, which are attached together on a larger ema and thus ultimately indicate that the owner has completed the entire pilgrimage.
List of Tōkyō-jissha
Map with all coordinates: | Surname | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Kanji | City district and district | Coordinates |
| Shiba-daijingu | 芝 大 神宮 | Shiba, Minato | 35 ° 39 '27.3 " N , 139 ° 45' 10.8" E |
| Hie-jinja | 日 枝 神社 | Nagata-chō, Chiyoda | 35 ° 40 ′ 28.9 " N , 139 ° 44 ′ 22.5" E |
| Shinagawa-jinja | 品 川 神社 | Kita-shinagawa, Shinagawa | 35 ° 37 '06.4 " N , 139 ° 44'22.7" E |
| Hikawa-jinja | 氷川 神社 | Akasaka, Minato | 35 ° 40 '05.9 " N , 139 ° 44' 08.0" O |
| Tomioka-hachimangū | 富 岡 八 幡 宮 | Tomioka, Kōtō | 35 ° 40 '18.8 " N , 139 ° 47' 58.6" E |
| Nezu-jinja | 根 津 神社 | Nezu, Bunkyō | 35 ° 43 '12.8 " N , 139 ° 45' 38.7" E |
| Kanda Myōjin | 神 田 明 神 | Sotokanda, Chiyoda | 35 ° 42 '07.3 " N , 139 ° 46' 04.5" O |
| Kameido-tenjinja | 亀 戸 天神 社 | Kameido, Kōtō | 35 ° 42 '11.0 " N , 139 ° 49' 14.3" E |
| Hakusan-jinja | 白山 神社 | Hakusan, Bunkyō | 35 ° 43 '19.2 " N , 139 ° 45' 02.8" E |
| Ōji-jinja | 王子 神社 | Ōji-honchō, day care center | 35 ° 45 '11.8 " N , 139 ° 44' 09.3" O |