Shirayama Hime Shrine

Shirayama Hime Shrine
白山比咩神社
Honden of Shirayama Hime Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityShirayama Hime=Kukurihime no Kami
Izanagi
Izanami
FestivalMay 6
Location
Location105-1,Ni,Sannomiya-machi, Hakusan
Ishikawa Prefecture 920-2114
Shirayama Hime Shrine
Shirayama Hime Shrine (Japan)
Geographic coordinates36°26′5.5″N 136°38′10.1″E / 36.434861°N 136.636139°E / 36.434861; 136.636139
Website
www.shirayama.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Shirayamahime Jinja (白山比咩神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Sannomiyamachi neighborhood of the city of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Kaga Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 6. It is the head shrine of approximately 2000 "Hakusan Jinja" across Japan. Though read differently, "Shirayama" and "Hakusan" use the same characters (白山) in Japanese.