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This shrine is said to have been constructed in prayer for the remedy of the smallpox epidemic which spread in the late 8th century. Later it became a tutelary shrine for the Konjiki-in Temple which is assumed to have been founded in 1102 by Regent Fujiwara Yorimichi's daughter, Kanshi (later the wife of Emperor Reizei). The hall of worship, built in 1277, is a designated important cultural property and said to be the remains of imperial villa Uji Rikyu.
The shrine's principal image is a wooden sedentary statue representing Iginami no Mikoto (important cultural asset). The dining ceremony held on the eve of the annual festival, on October 18, is a unique event. Konjiki-in Temple is thought to have been composed of many buildings, but today there remain only the Hakusan Shrine, the gate and the nine-storied stone tower supposedly erected for the repose of the empress's soul. Recently excavation work has been carried out and vestiges of several other buildings have been discovered.
This shrine was built in an attempt to quell a smallpox epidemic which spread in 790. It was later made the guardian shrine for the Konjiki-in, a temple said to have been built by the Empress Kanshi (1036-1127), consort of the Emperor Goreizei (1025-1068) and daughter of Fujiwara no Yorimichi (992-1074).
Hakusan shrine is dedicated to the deity Iginami no Mikoto, who is depicted by a wooden statue dating to the latter half of the Heian period (794-1185). The present Konjiki-in, said to have been built in 1102, once consisted of a large number of halls covered with gold leaf it is claimed, and monk's quarters. All that is left today are the Hakusan shrine, the inner gateway, and a 9 story stone pagoda believed to be dedicated to the Empress Kanshi. Many of the cultural treasures to be found in the nearby temple of Jizoin of Shirakawa give a glimpse into the splendour of Konjiji-in in its heyday.
Hakusan Shrine is located in the mountains near the upper streams of the Uji River and noted in connection with Fujiwara's reign during the Heian period (794 - 1185). A hall of worship which was rebuilt during the Kamakura period (1192 - 1333) is surrounded with a rich green forest and is designated as an Important Cultural Property. In the Momiji valley, along the road from the shrine, to the Uji River, grow many trees, such as pasania (tsuburajii), pasania glabra, camphor trees and others. The maple trees (iroha-kaede) are tinged with red in autumn.
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