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 | ||||||