Shiogama Shrine

is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

History
The shrine was established in the ninth century. Shiogama jinja was one of two the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) for the Mutsu Province.  When Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture were create in the Meiji period, the shrine continued to be the ichinomiya for the same area."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-3-13.

References

Other websites

  Shiogama Jinja homepage
  Guide to the Cultural Properties of Shiogama City 
  Introduction to Shiogama Jinja 

Category:Shinto shrines
Category:Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Kokuhei Chūsha
Category:Ichinomiya
Category:shikigesha
Category:Shikinaisha in Mutsu Province