The is a
Shinto shrine in the city of
Yawata in
Kyoto Prefecture,
Japan. Dedicated to
Hachiman, the
Shinto god of war, it stands on a wooded hill to the south of the city of Kyoto. It ranks with the
Usa Shrine of
Usa in
Ōita Prefecture and
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū of
Kamakura in
Kanagawa Prefecture as one of the three most important Hachiman shrines. It was founded in 859 during the
Heian period. During the
Edo period, the sculptor
Hidari Jingorō, who also worked on the
Nikkō Tōshō-gū, contributed to the carvings of Iwashimizu.
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