is a Shinto shrine in the Ōgaki neighborhood of the city of Miyazu in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the ''

ichinomiya is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest rank in a province. Shrines of lower rank were designated , , , and so forth. ''Encyclopedia of Shinto'' ''Ichi no miya'' retrieved 2013-5-14. The term gave rise t ...

'' of former

Tango Province was a province of Japan in the area of northern Kyoto Prefecture. Tango bordered on Tanba to the south, Tajima to the west, and Wakasa to the east. Its abbreviated form name was . It was also referred to as or . In terms of the Gokishichi ...

. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 24.The shrine is also called the , and its ''

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'' has been in the Amabe clan since the Kofun period.

Enshrined ''kami''

The primary ''

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'' enshrined at Kono Jinja is: * , god of the sun and agriculture The secondary ''kami'' are: * , goddess of agriculture and industry * , goddess of the sun * , water deity *

History

According to the legend of this shrine, Toyouke-Ōmikami was originally enshrined that this location before being relocated to the Outer Shrine of the

Ise Grand Shrine The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, and . The Inner ...

during the reign of

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to offer sacred food to

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, the Sun Goddess. The shrine was originally called the , but was renamed in 671 by the 26th generation ''kannushi'' to "Kagomiya" or "Kago Jinja" based on the tradition that the god of worship appeared in the snow in a basket. The main ''kami'' enshrined was changed to Amenohoakari in 719 by the 27th generation ''kannushi'', but Toyouke-Ōmikami retained as a secondary object of worship.The shrine and its rituals are described in both the '' Kojiki'' and the '' Nihon Shoki''. The shrine is listed in the ''

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'' records from the early

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, as a and the ''

'' of the province. It was located immediately to the west of the site of the Tango

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. The shrine consists of an upper and lower portion. The lower shrine is the Honden and is a ''

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'' structure with a cypress bark roof. It was rebuilt in 1845 and is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Kyoto Prefecture During the

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era of State Shinto, the shrine was designated as a under the

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Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 125. The shrine is located next to the

Ama-no-Hashidate Amanohashidate (天橋立 ja, Heaven's bridge) is one of Japan's three scenic views. The sandbar is located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park. Location A thin s ...

Cultural Properties

NationalTreasures

*, early

, it is considered the oldest family tree in Japan.The clan claims descent from Amenohoakari, and served as at the ''

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'' of

Tanba Province was a province of Japan in the area of central Kyoto and east-central Hyōgo Prefectures. Tanba bordered on Harima, Ōmi, Settsu, Tajima, Wakasa, and Yamashiro Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . In terms of the Gokishichidō sys ...

before it was divided into Tamba and Tango.The document records 82 generations of descent from Amenohoakari. It was designated a National Treasure in 1972.

National Important Cultural Properties

*, wooden,

, inscribed "Kago no Daimyōjin", dated 976. *, stone,

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. * ,

, consisting of two copper cylinders, one mirror with a design of chrysanthemum, and mirror with a line drawing of a Buddha, dated 1188

Gallery

File:Kono-jinja (Miyazu) honden.JPG, Honden（Kyoto Prefectural ICP） File:Kono-jinja Miyazu3.JPG, Yamato ''Sazare-ishi'' File:Kono-jinja Miyazu Kyoto Pref04n3000.jpg, Koma-inu（ICP） File:Kono-jinja Miyazu Kyoto Pref05n3000.jpg, Koma-inu（ICP） File:Kono-jinja (Miyazu) shinmon.JPG, Gate File:Kono-jinja (Miyazu) torii.JPG, Ni-no-Torii

References

* Plutschow, Herbe. ''Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan''. RoutledgeCurzon (1996) * Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959)
''The Imperial House of Japan.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887

External links

Official home page

Notes

{{Authority control Shinto shrines in Kyoto Prefecture Tango Province Miyazu, Kyoto Ichinomiya Important Cultural Properties of Japan National Treasures of Japan Beppyo shrines