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Sotoshu sect.
A seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai in
the Zendo hall has been designateda national important cultural property.
This statue was moved from the main
hall of Mirokuji Temple at Usa Jingu
Shrine when Shinto and Buddhism
were separated during the Meiji
period (1868-1912).
The temple also enshrines statues ofthe Nikko and Gekko bodhisattvasand others.

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A Strolling Map of Usa Jingu Shrine
and Surrounding AreaKeshoido Well▲

Birthplace of Shrine Temple●●Minami Usa

Kyoshuzuka Tumulus

This tomb is said to be theplace where the Hachiman
deity buried a hundred headsof the Hayato people tomemorialize them after
suppressing their uprising. Itwas designated a historical site
by Oita Prefecture in 1971.

Hyakutaisha Shrine

This shrine is dedicated to the spirits ofthe Hayato people of Osumi and Hyugain southern Kyushu. It was built in order
to appease spirits of the Hayato after
the Hachiman deity suppress anuprising of the Hayato in 720.

Chokus hik
ai d oJodoshinshu Honganji sect.
The temple was moved from theUsa Jingu Shrine grounds to its
present location during a majorrenovation project carried out
from 1937-41.
Two statues were also
relocated from the Shrine
grounds to this location.
An approximately 5-metertall sitting statue ofMiroku Great Buddha
was moved from theLecture Hall and astanding statueof Amida Nyorai
from Dainido Hall.

●A series of 3 wells with a stonemonument in the center. Water fromthese wells is said to have been used
to purify marionettes brought fromHachiman Kohyo Jinja Shrine(Yoshitomi Town, Fukuoka) and Koyo
Jinja Shrine (Nakatsu City, Oita)
which were used in the Hojoe Ritual
to appease the Hayato spirits after
the suppression of their uprising.

Oyamada Memorial Park
Small Shrines to Oganohigi
According to historical documents on Omiwa shrine,
Oganohigi-no-mikoto was born into a family of Shinto
priests at Ohmiwa Jinja Shrine, the top shrine in what
was then Yamato province that was dedicated toworshipping Miwa Myojin. He was the ﬁrst to witness
the appearance of the Hachiman deity in Usa.
He received an imperial order in 568 that sent him toUsa. After ritually abstaining from the ﬁve grains andperforming other devotions, the Hachiman deity
appeared as a 3-year-old child on a bamboo leaf.
The child then transformed into a golden hawk andﬂew to eastern shore of the Yakkan River, which runs
through Usa, stopping at the top of a pine tree.
Oganohigi built Takai Shrine and enshrined Hachiman
deity there with the shaman, Karashimasugurinootome.
The Hachiman deity was later transferred to Oyamada
Shrine and then to Mt. Ogura, the site of the current
Usa Jingu Shrine, and was enshrined in the shrine'sﬁrst main sanctuary in 725.
The Hachiman deity has been worshipped as a deity
representing the synthesis of Shinto and Buddhism,
which has formed the basis of faith for the Japanesepeople.
Usa Jingu Shrine now is considered second only to Ise
Jingu in prestige. A monument was erected in honorof Oganohigi-no-mikoto's hope to spread peace allover the world and bring happiness to all people.

Usa Elementary school
Entrance Crosswalk

Daizenji Temple
BridgeDaizenji Temple

GokurakujiTemple

COURSE1Yo

Kure Bridgeri mogawarive

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Kure Bridge

OyamadaMemorialPark

Haiku written byNatsume, Soseki

Multipurpose toilet

PoliceBox

Usa Hachiman
Bus Stop
Multipurpose toilet

3Dairakuji
TempleSteamTangible cultural propertie
designated by Oita Prefecture

Noh stage
Main shrine

ShiroBridge

O-toriigate● Locomotive

Hishigatapond(Upper shrine)

Usa Jingu Shrine
Baseball Field

Hokotate
Jinja Shrine●PCOURSE

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Usa High School
Entrance Crosswalk

Go-O Jinja
ShrineEnshrined Deity:Wakenokiyomaro

Go-O Jinja Shrine isdedicated toWakenokiyomaro whoresolved a national crisis byreceiving a divine message
from the Hachiman deity
when the Buddhist monk Dokyo
attempted a palace coup.

EntsujiTemple

Usa-ko Mae（Usa High School）
Bus Stop▼
To Beppu

Wakenokiyomaro
Stone
Monument

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National Route 10

Usa-torii gate

Usa Jingu Shrine is the head shrine of all
Hachiman shrines in Japan. It is famous forbeing the origin of the Mikoshi,
a form of portable shrine,
and the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism.
The latter is evident in the Hojoe ritual,
which was ﬁrst performed to commemorate
the suppression of the Hayato Peopleʼs
uprising of and the building ofMirokuji temple on the shrine grounds.
Ninmon-Bosatsu, who is said to have been
an incarnation of the Hachiman Deity,
built many temples and spread Buddhist
culture throughout the Kunisaki Peninsula.
Letʼs take a relaxing stroll around thesespiritual places and feel the historyof Usa City.

COURSE

Treasure hall

LowershrineUsa Jingu Shrine●Usa Jingu Shrine
Entrance Crosswalk

Nakamise
Shopping Street

This gorgeous bridge features aKaraha-style roof covered with cypress
bark, similar to the one on the main
sanctuary at Usa Jingu Shrine.
It has been designated by Oita Prefecture
as a tangible cultural property.
The bridge was originally built to lead to
the Nio-mon Gate of Mirokuji Temple.
The bridge s gate opens once every 10years for the festival of Imperial envoy.

Usa Tourism
AssociationKoyasan-Shingonshu sect.
Itozu, a chief priest of Usa Jingu
Shrine, built this as his family
temple and as a temple erectedby decree of Emperor Godaigoin 1333.
Seven statues, including one ofMiroku Buddha, two attendantsand the four devas are enshrinedin the main hall.
All of them have been designatedas nationally important culturalproperties.

This temple was built during Kamakura era,making it the oldest Rinzaishu temple inOita prefecture. Due to eﬀorts by its founder,
Jinssi-Eison, to rebuild Mirokuji Temple at
Usa Jingu Shrine, the temple has been
regarded as an Usa Jingu Shrine temple.
The approach to this temple is an extensionof main approach of Usa Jingu Shrine,
which highlights the close relationshipbetween them and the importanceof this temple.

Upon returning from the consecration
ceremony for the Great Buddha in Nara,
the Hachiman deity received the inspiration
to reside in Oo-O Jinja Shrine for thenext 15 years.
This is the sacred site where
Wakenokiyomaro was sent as an imperial
messenger and received a divine message
from the Hachiman deity during the incident
involving Dokyo.

Oo-O JinjaShrine
Enshrined Deity:
Hachiman Ookami

Wheelchair Accessible Course

1 A relaxing riverside stroll

2 A refreshing forest walk3 A brief historical tour

Usa Tourism Association

Daizenji Temple

Usa Tourism Association

Oo-O Jinja Shrine

Usa Tourism
AssociationGokurakuji Temple

Oyamada Memorial Park

Omote-sando

Shiro Bridge

approximately 1.5km (30 minutes)

Kure Bridge

宇佐神宮周辺 周遊マップ（英語面）

approximately 3.0km (60 minutes)

Nakamise Shopping Street

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Date

2019.9.2

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Outline

Go-O Jinja Shrine

前・済Kure Bridge

approximately 1.5km (30 minutes)

DairakujiTemple

EntsujiTemple

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