Hachiman shrine

A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja, also Hachimangū (八幡宮)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman.

[1] It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine).

Originally the name 八幡 was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some cases.

Many towns and cities incorporating the names Hachiman, Yawata or Yahata grew around these shrines.

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