Tanzan Shrine

Tanzan Shrine 談山神社
Information
Dedicated to	Fujiwara no Kamatari
Founded	678
Address	319 Tōnomine, Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 〒633-0032
Phone	0744-49-0001
Website	Homepage
Glossary of Shinto

Tanzan Shrine (談山神社, Tanzan-jinja^?), also known as the Tōnomine Temple (多武峯寺), is a Shinto^{[citation needed]} shrine in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It was a major Buddhist^{[citation needed]} site before the anti-Buddhist movement of the Meiji Era, which led to the destruction of many Buddhist temples in Japan. The original temple, a 13-story wooden pagoda, was built in 678. The present pagoda was built in 1532. The honden, or main hall, is built in the Kasuga-zukuri style. It is dedicated to Fujiwara no Kamatari, founder of the Fujiwara clan.

Kemari Matsuri ("Kick-ball Festival") is held every year on April 29 and the second Sunday in November. On this day, people in ancient costumes and arranged in a circle play a form of football in which they kick a ball made of deerskin to each other.

Gallery

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  Thirteen-storied pagoda

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  Lanterns

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  A secondary building at the shrine.

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  Kemari Matsuri at the shrine

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  Kemari Matsuri at the shrine

See also

• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

External links

• Official Site (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°27′57″N 135°51′42″E / 34.46583°N 135.86167°E / 34.46583; 135.86167