Kono Shrine


Kono Jinja is a Shinto shrine in the Ōgaki neighborhood of the city of Miyazu in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Tango Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 24.The shrine is also called the Moto-Ise Kono Jinja, and its kannushi has been in the Amabe clan since the Kofun period.
It may be the Sōja shrine and Ichinomiya of the Tango Province

Enshrined ''kami''

The primary kami enshrined at Kono Jinja is:
The secondary kami are:
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 during the reign of Emperor Yūryaku to offer sacred food to Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess. The shrine was originally called the Manai Jinja, 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 Engishiki records from the early Heian period, as a Myōjin Taisha and the ichinomiya of the province. It was located immediately to the west of the site of the Tango provincial capital.
The shrine consists of an upper and lower portion. The lower shrine is the Honden and is a Shinmei-zukuri structure with a cypress bark roof. It was rebuilt in 1845 and is designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Kyoto Prefecture
During the Meiji period era of State Shinto, the shrine was designated as a National shrine, 2nd rank under the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
The shrine is located next to the Ama-no-Hashidate.

Cultural Properties

NationalTreasures

  • Amabe clan genealogy, early Heian period, it is considered the oldest family tree in Japan.The clan claims descent from Amenohoakari, and served as at the kuni no miyatsuko of Tanba Province 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

  • Biane, wooden, Heian period, inscribed "Kago no Daimyōjin", dated 976.
  • Komainu, stone, Momoyama period.
  • Excavated Items from Kono Jinja Kyozuka, Heian period, consisting of two copper cylinders, one mirror with a design of chrysanthemum, and mirror with a line drawing of a Buddha, dated 1188