Yodohime Shrine

, also known as the Kawakami jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Saga, Saga Prefecture.

History
Yodohime jinja was founded in the sixth century. It enshrines the kami of the grandmother of Emperor Jimmu.

It was one of two chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Hizen Province and Saga Prefecture.Picken, Stuart. (2004).   Sourcebook in Shinto: Selected Documents, p. 377; "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 ; retrieved 2012-8-23.

References

Other websites

  Yodohime jinja website  

Category:Shinto shrines in Saga Prefecture
Category:6th-century establishments in Asia
Category:Ichinomiya
Category:Ken-sha
Category:Shikinaisha in Hizen Province