| Ayabe Shrine (綾部神社) is a shrine of the kami Hachiman, located in Miyaki, Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. In July 1189, Ayabe Shirodayu Michitoshi, prayed for victory in the Battle of Ōshū. After the battle had ended, he was given land as a reward.[1] He then donated some of the land to have a shrine built on it.[2] Ayabe Shrine was then built in 1205,[3][1] at the foot of what was once Ayabe Castle.[4][5] |
| Chiriku Hachiman Shrine (千栗八幡宮, Chiriku Hachimangu) is a Shinto shrine located in Miyaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Hachiman shrine, dedicated to the kami Hachiman. It was established in 724. Its main festival is held annually on September 15. It was formerly the ichinomiya of Bizen Province. It was formerly a National Shrine of the Third (lowest) Rank (国幣小社, Kokuhei Chūsha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. |
