Aoyama Kumano Shrine

Aoyama Kumano Shrine
青山熊野神社
The shrine in 2011
Location within Japan
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Region	Tokyo
Deity	Izanami, Tsumatsuhime, Ooyatsuhime, Itakeru
Location
Location	Shibuya
Country	Japan
Coordinates	35.67245°N 139.71394°E / 35.67245; 139.71394
Architecture
Founder	Tokugawa Yorinobu
Completed	1644 (current building)
Glossary of Shinto

Aoyama Kumano Shrine is a kumano shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It dates back to 1619 and was originally named Kumano Daigongen but was changed in 1869, Meiji era due to a law separating Buddhism and Shintoism, the shrine primarily practices Shinto principles.

Deities associated with the shrine

Source:

• Izanami-no-Mikoto
• Itakeru-no-Mikoto
• Ooyatsuhime-no-Mikoto
• Tsumaatsuhime-no-Mikoto

External links

• Media related to Aoyama-Kumano-jinja at Wikimedia Commons