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Hakkengū

Hakkengū (Japanese: 八剣宮) is a Shinto shrine established in 708 located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, in Japan. It is the betsugū (auxiliary shrine) of the Atsuta Shrine. The legendary sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan, is worshipped as the shintai of the shrine.[1]
Affiliation:  Shinto
Location:  1-1-1, Jingu, Atsuta-kuNagoya, Aichi 456-8585  
Deity:  Atsuta no ŌkamiAmaterasuSusanooYamato TakeruMiyazu-himeTakeinadane [ja]  
Date established:  708  

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