Adachiyama Myoken Shrine

is a Shinto shrine located in Kitakyushu. It is also called   

The shrine worships Ame-no-Minakanushi, also known as Myōken. 

It was built by Wake no Kiyomaro, a Japanese aristocrat. He stopped Dōkyō from becoming Emperor of Japan and was exiled to Mount Adachi. He broke his leg, but wild boars saved him and he recovered in a hot spring. So he made the shrine to thank Ame-no-Minakanushi. He founded the shrine in 770https://qrutto.jp/wp-content/themes/qrutto/files/10_toyonokuni_guidebook_english.pdf

Shimogamo Shrine has a similar formal name . While some words only sound similar in Japanese but have different characters, this one is common in characters too.Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964)  Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan, pp. 1-118.

People Hike up Mount Adachi on a route that goes by it. 

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Category:Shinto shrines
Category:Shinto shrines in Japan
Category:Shinto shrines in Fukuoka Prefecture
Category:Ken-sha