Minashi Shrine
Hidaichi-no-miya Minashi Shrine, commonly: Minashi Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
The name for the shrine is also sometimes read as Suimu and is the ichinomiya of the former Hida Province.History
There are no official records marking the construction of the shrine; however, during the reign of Emperor Seiwa, the shrine appears in official records and was given Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade court rank. The shrine is listed in the Engishiki records. During the Kamakura period, it was referred toes the "Minashi Dai-gongen" and in the Muromachi period as the "Minashi Myōjin" or the "Minashi Hachiman". In the former Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines, it was a National Shrine of the 3rd rank.
Because of the bombing of Nagoya in World War II, Minashi Shrine served as a refuge for Atsuta Shrine's Kusanagi from August 21 to September 19, 1945.
