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Wakamiya Hachiman-gu (Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine)

高知市東久万169−1

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A shrine located in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, known as the site where Chosokabe Motochika prayed for victory in battle. It serves as the general guardian shrine for the southern part of Kochi City.

Enshrined deities

Hachiman Okami, Empress Jingu

History

Founded in 1235 CE (Bunji 1), the year Minamoto no Yoritomo defeated the Taira clan, by enshrining a branch of the deity from Rokujō Wakamiya Hachiman-gu in Kyoto. During the Sengoku period, it was revered as the place where Chosokabe Motochika prayed for victory in his first battle. In the Edo period, it became one of the eight shrines dedicated to the prayers of the Tosa domain lords.

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