Hitachi-no-Kuni Sōshagū
| Hitachinokuni Sōshagū (常陸國總社宮, Hitachinokuni sōshagu, also 常陸国総社宮 and 總社神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, it was founded in the Tenpyō period, c. 729-749. It is a Sōja or a shrine dedicated to enshrining all the kami of Hitachi Province. As a result it, alongside Kashima Shrine (Hitachi Ichinomiya) were the two main shrines of Hitachi Province | ||||||
| Affiliation： Shinto | ||||||
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