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Kanbara Jinja

Shimane · Unnan · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 雲南 神原神社

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Kanbara Jinja
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WHAT TO DOKanbara Jinja

A bronze mirror inscribed with the year Jingchu 3 was excavated from a burial mound here.

WHEREShimane

Izumo · Unnan

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A bronze mirror inscribed with the year Jingchu 3 was excavated from a burial mound here.

About this place

Kambara Shrine is a shrine in Kambara, Kamocho, Unnan, Shimane Prefecture. It is a shrine listed in the Engishiki, and its former shrine rank was village shrine. It is known for the triangular-rimmed mirror with divine beasts inscribed 'Keisho 3' (National Important Cultural Property) excavated from the burial mound beneath the former main hall (Kambara Shrine Kofun). It enshrines Okuninushi no Kami, Iwatsutsuo no Mikoto and Iwatsutsume no Mikoto. It first appears in the entry for Kambara Village in the Oohara District section of the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki.

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Founded:Unknown (ancient) Blessings:Agriculture

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