Overview
The Hachiman line is held to be the most numerous of all shrine networks in Japan. It enshrines Emperor Ojin, and spread nationwide once the Minamoto took him up as the guardian of the warrior class. Iwashimizu Hachimangu too was divided from here. The main hall is a National Treasure: three halls standing side by side in the hachiman-zukuri style. Worship is two bows, four claps, one bow, the same form as at Izumo Taisha.
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Usa-jingū (宇佐神宮), also known as Usa Hachimangū (宇佐八幡宮), is a Shinto shrine in the city of Usa, Ōita in Japan. Emperor Ōjin, who was deified as Hachiman, the tutelary god of warriors, is said to be enshrined in all the sites dedicated to him. The first Hachiman shrine was at Usa, and was built in the early 8th century. Usa-jingū has long been the recipient of Imperial patronage; and its prestige is considered second only to that of Ise Shrine.
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Founded：725 Shrine rank：Ichinomiya of Buzen Province, One of Japan's Three Great Hachiman Shrines Designation：National Treasure Lineage：Hachimangu (about 40,000 shrines) Blessings：Victory luck, Warding off evil, Good fortune
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