Aso Shrine

is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.Kotodamaya.com, "Aso Jinja"; retrieved 2012-10-29. The shrine is in the northern part of a caldera of an active volcano. 

History
Aso was the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) of the old Higo Province.  It serves today as one of the ichinomiya of Kumamoto Prefecture."Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 ; retrieved 2012-10-29.  The enshrined kami are  and others.

From 1871 through 1946, the Aso Shrine was officially listed as one of the first rank of government supported shrines.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 126.

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Category:Kanpei Taisha
Category:Beppyo shrines
Category:Myōjin Taisha
Category:Shinto shrines in Kumamoto Prefecture
Category:Shikinaisha in Higo Province