Isemiya 伊勢宮
The neighbourhood of bars and restaurants a short walk from Matsue Station takes its name from an Ise shrine founded in 1644 by the domain lord Matsudaira Naomasa, burnt down in the fire of 1874 and finally merged into Mefu Shrine in 1899.
Isemiya-cho is a neighbourhood in central Matsue, now known as an area of restaurants and evening bars, which takes its name from a Shinto shrine dedicated to the deities of Ise. The shrine was founded in 1644 (some sources give 1642 for the vassals' extension) by the lord of the Matsue domain, Matsudaira Naomasa, through kanjo (transfer of worship) from Ise Shrine; it stood on the east side of Mefu Shrine (賣布神社), along the former course of the Isemiya River, where Prefectural Road 21 (Shin-ohashi-dori) now runs. It was destroyed in the great fire of 1874 (Meiji 7) and its deities were transferred to Mefu Shrine in 1899 (Meiji 32): no original structure survives today.
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