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It enshrines Fujiwara no Hirotsugu. Its Korean-made Yoryu Kannon figure is an Important Cultural Property.
About this place
Kagami-jinja (鏡神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Kagami (280 metres (920 ft)) in Genkai Quasi-National Park. It is now called Matsura Sōchinshu Kagami-jinja (松浦総鎮守鏡神社), and formerly known as the name of Kagami no mikoto Byōgū (鏡尊廟宮), Kagami-gū (鏡宮), Matsuura-gū (松浦宮), Itabitsu-sha (板櫃社) and Kuri Daimyōjin (久里大明神). Kagami-jinja was the head shrine of Matsura County in the former Hizen Province and is classified historically as a "Sosha". The shrine has a small museum preserving remaining artifacts, including an image of Yōryū Kannon from Goryeo Dynasty of Korea in 1310, now kept at the Saga Prefectural Museum, is the Cultural Properties of Japan.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：200 (traditional) Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Matchmaking, Warding off evil
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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