Izumo Daijingū
出雲大神宮
Haiden of Izumo Daijingū
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityŌkuninushi; Mihotsu-hime no Mikoto
FestivalOctober 21
Location
LocationMubabanchi Chitose Izumo, Chitose-cho, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto-fu 621-0002
Izumo-daijingū is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Izumo-daijingū
Shown within Kyoto Prefecture
Izumo-daijingū is located in Japan
Izumo-daijingū
Izumo-daijingū (Japan)
Geographic coordinates35°3′33.86″N 135°34′42.28″E / 35.0594056°N 135.5784111°E / 35.0594056; 135.5784111
Website
Official website
Glossary of Shinto

Izumo Daijingū (出雲大神宮) is a Shinto shrine in the Chitose neighborhood of the city of Kameoka in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Tanba Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the October 21.[1]

Enshrined kami

The primary kami enshrined at Izumo Daijingū are:

  • Ōkuninushi (大国主神)
  • Mihotsu-hime no Mikoto (三穂津姫尊), wife of Ōkuninushi

The secondary kami are:

  • Amatsuhikone (天津彦根命), third son of Amaterasu
  • Takehiratori no Mikoto (建比良鳥命), wife of Ōkuninushi

History

The shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Mikage in the eastern part of the Kameoka Basin, which has been worshipped as a sacred mountain since ancient times. The origins of Izumo daijingū are unknown. Geographically, the area is in between the two ancient powers of Izumo and Yamato, and the Chitose Kurumazuka Kofun to the southwest of the shrine is the largest keyhole-shape burial mound in the Tanba region. According to the Tanba-koku Fudoki, in 709 (during the reign of Empress Genmei), a bunrei of the kami Ōkuninushi was transferred from this shrine to "the land of Kitsuki". For this reason, this shrine is also referred to as the Moto-Izumo (元出雲) ("original Izumo"). The far more famous Izumo Taisha was called "Kizuki Shrine" until the Meiji period, so until the end of the Edo period, the "God of Izumo" referred to Izumo Daijingū. The shrine and its rituals are described in both the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. The shrine is mentioned in the "Nihon Kiryaku" and Engishiki records from the early Heian period, and was regarded as the ichinomiya of the province from this time.[2] In 1292, its ranking rose to the highest rank due to success of prayers for rain at this shrine. The "Izumo Shrine" mentioned by Yoshida Kenko in the Kamakura period Tsurezuregusa (Chapter 236) refers to this shrine. The shrine was extensively reconstructed by Ashikaga Takauji in 1345.[3] During the Meiji period era of State Shinto, the shrine was rated as a National shrine, 2nd rank (国幣中社, kokuhei-chūsha) under the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.[4]

The shrine is located a 10-minute walk from either Kameoka Station of Chiyokawa Station.[3]

Cultural Properties

National Important Cultural Properties

See also

References

  • Plutschow, Herbe. Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan. RoutledgeCurzon (1996) ISBN 1-873410-63-8
  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887

Notes

  1. ↑ Shibuya, Nobuhiro (2015). Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya (in Japanese). Yamakawa shuppansha. ISBN 978-4634150867.
  2. ↑ Yoshiki, Emi (2007). Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido (in Japanese). PHP Institute. ISBN 978-4569669304.
  3. 1 2 Okada, Shoji (2014). Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri (in Japanese). Heibonsha. ISBN 978-4582945614.
  4. ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 125.
  5. ↑ "出雲大神宮本殿" [Izumo Daijingu Honden] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "木造男神坐像（伝大国主命）" [Mokuzō danshinzazō (Den ōkuninushimikoto)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "木造男神坐像" [Mokuzō danshinzazō] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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