| 1．Fujishima Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Fujishima Shrine (藤島神社, Fujishima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a special shrine (別格官幣社, Bekkaku Kanpei-sha). Its main festival is held annually on August 25. Nitta Yoshisada (新田 義貞, 1301 – August 17, 1338) was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period. He fought against the partisans of the Northern pretender led by Ashikaga Takauji brothers in a see-saw campaign which saw the capital change hands several times. However, during the Battle of Kuromaru in 1338 he was killed in combat. | ||||||
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| Deity： Nitta Yoshisada Established： 1870 | ||||||
| 2．Kanegasaki-gū ・Shinto | ||||||
| Kanegasaki Shrine (金崎宮, Kanegasaki-gū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was an imperial shrine of the second rank (官幣中社, Kanpei-chūsha). Its main festival is held annually on May 6. It was founded in 1890 on the site of Kanagasaki Castle, where during the Siege of Kanegasaki (1337) a major battle was fought between the forces of Ashikaga Takauji and forces loyal to the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo, led by Nitta Yoshiaki, the son of Nitta Yoshisada and the imperial princes Prince Takanaga and Prince Tsunenaga. The forces of the Northern Court prevailed, and Nitta Yoshiaki and Prince Takanaga took their own lives to avoid the disgrace of capture, whereas Prince Tsunenaga managed to escape but was captured and killed shortly afterwards.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Prince Takanaga and Prince Tsunenaga Established： 1890 | ||||||
| 3．Kehi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Kehi Shrine (氣比神宮, Kehi Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the Akebono-chō neighborhood of the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Echizen Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on September 4.[1] The shrine is considered the chief guardian shrine of the Hokuriku region. | ||||||
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| Deity： Izasawake no mikoto Festival： Reitaisai (September 4th) | ||||||
| 4．Wakasahiko Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Wakasahiko Jinja (若狭彦神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Wakasa Province. The main festivals of the shrine is held annually on October 10 and March 10.[1] the shrine is actually a twin shrine, consisting of the Wakasahiko Shrine (若狭彦神社, Wakasahiko jinja), or "upper shrine" and the Wakasahime Shrine (若狭姫神社, Wakasahime jinja), or "lower shrine". It is also sometimes referred to as the Onyu Myōjin (若狭彦神社) | ||||||
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| Deity： Hoori; Toyotama-hime Festival： October 10 (upper shrine)March 10 (lower shrine) Established： c.714 | ||||||
| 5．Heisenji Hakusan Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Heisenji Hakusan Shrine (平泉寺白山神社, Heisenji Hakusan jinja) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a prefectural shrine of Fukui Prefecture. Noted for its mossy gardens, the shrine gardens were designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty (名勝) in 1930 and a National Historic Site of Japan in 1935.[1] Its main festival is held annually on April 20. The area of the shrine is within the boundaries of Hakusan National Park.[2] | ||||||
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| Deity： Izanami Festival： April 20 Established： 717 AD | ||||||
| 6．Ōshio Hachimangu ・Shinto | ||||||
| Ōshio Hachiman Shrine (大塩八幡宮, Ōshio Hachimangu) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This Hachiman shrine was established in 891 as a branch of the Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu in Kyoto as the primary shrine of Nanjō District. During the Genpei War, the shrine served as the headquarters for Kiso Yoshinaka in 1183, and was rebuilt by Shiba Takatsune during the Kenmu Restoration of 1334–38. The shrine was patronized by the Asakura clan in the Sengoku period and by the Matsudaira clan of Fukui Domain during the Edo period. In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a prefectural shrine (県社, Ken-sha). | ||||||
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| Deity： Hachiman, Empress Jingū, Emperor Chūai Festival： September 25 Established： 891 |