The area was also associated with Hachiman, the patron god of warriors considered by the Minamoto clan as its protector, and was an ideal base for ruling over samurai in the Kantō region.

The Yomiuri Shimbun A road to the shrine has been paved with asphalt to make it easier for people with disabilities to visit. At Hachimansha shrines, Emperor Ojin is worshipped as Hachiman, or the ...

Toji temple’s five-story pagoda in Minami Ward; and Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine in Hachiman also in Kyoto Prefecture. Urashimajinja shrine in Ine in the prefecture will be open to the public ...

These monuments show us the history of sumo wrestling. Also attracting tourists as well as locals is the Fukagawa Hachiman Festival, featuring an array of 54 different mikoshi shrines and one of the ...

For more than 400 years, it has been held for 30 nights from July to September in Gujo-Hachiman, a village located deep in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture. The main event is the all-night dance ...

Named for the Hakodate Hachiman Shrine, which has since moved. It's known for its splendid rows of trees and its views of Hakodate Bay with the Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship “Mashu-maru” in the distance.

This temple is dedicated to the Gods Emperor Nintoku, Onamuchi no Mikoto, and Sukunahikona no Mikoto. Locally, it is often called Yakuhachiman or Yakuyoke Hachiman (meaning, "the Temple where you can ...