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is a Shinto shrine in the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is also referred to as the .The main festival of the shrine is annually on August 13. ==Enshrined ''kami''== The primary ''kami'' of Yaizu is the , the legendary 4th century AD prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, whose legends are detailed in the Japanese chronicles ''Kojiki'' and ''Nihon Shoki''. Per one of the legends in the Yamato Takeru cycle, Emperor Keikō sent him to the eastern provinces, whose ''Kuni no miyatsuko'' had rebelled against the imperial court. His enemies attempted to kill him by setting fire to a grassy plain, but he escaped by using the powers of his magical sword, the ''Kusanagi no tsurugi'' and two magic stones. The sword, one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan is kept at Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, along with one of the magic stones. Yaizu Jinja claims to have the remaining stone, as well as to have been built on the location of Yamato Takeru’s miraculous escape. The remaining three ''kami'' enshrined at Yaizu Jinja are the three main retainers of Yamato Takeru during his voyage east, including his brother-in-law , and Yaizu Jinja also has numerous small subsidiary shrines dedicated to various ''kami'' within its precincts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yaizu Shrine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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