![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Iwashimizu_hachimangu02s3200.jpg/640px-Iwashimizu_hachimangu02s3200.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Hachiman shrine
Shinto shrine dedicated to Hachiman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Hachiman shrine?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja, also Hachimangū (八幡宮)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman.[1] It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine).[1] There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Iwashimizu_hachimangu02s3200.jpg/640px-Iwashimizu_hachimangu02s3200.jpg)
Originally the name 八幡 was read Yawata or Yahata, a reading still used in some cases. Many towns and cities incorporating the names Hachiman, Yawata or Yahata grew around these shrines.