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Hirata Moritane

Hirata Moritane
平田 盛胤
Personal details
BornSeptember 26, 1863
Kasamatsu, Mino Province, Japan
DiedFebruary 28, 1945(1945-02-28) (aged 81)
Ōyu Village, Akita Prefecture, Japan
ChildrenHirata Munetane (adopted)
OccupationPriest
Known for4th head of the Ibukinoya

Hirata Moritane (平田 盛胤, 1863-1945) was a Japanese Shinto priest and scholar of kokugaku. He was one of the heirs of the legacy of Hirata Atsutane, and during his lifetime was considered a leading figure in Tokyo's system of Shinto shrines.[1]

  1. ^ 神道人名辞典 Shintō jinmei jiten. Japan: 神社新報社 Jinja Shinpōsha. July 8, 1986. ISBN 4915265560.

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