Saminaga Shrine
Saminaga Shrine is a shrine under the jurisdiction of Izawa-no-miya, which is an auxiliary shrine of the Ise Inner Shrine. It is dedicated to Toshigami, one of the kami of the Shinto pantheon. Saminaga Gomae Shrine is also located in the same grounds as the Saminaga Shrine.
Location and history
It is located in the region locally called Kawabe in Isobecho-Erihara, Shima City, Mie Prefecture. The shrine is located atop a small hillock at an altitude of about. The shrine is said to have been located either below sea level or a wetland area until the Edo period, before being moved to the current site atop the hill. According to the Yamato-hime-no-mikoto Seiki, the it was enshrined alongside Izawa-no-miya. However, the Naiku Sengu records from the second year of Antei era indicates that it was located further to the southwest.The Ise Ryōgū Bekkyū Setsumatsusha lists the shrine as a subordinate shrine of the Ise Inner Shrine, managed by the Izawa-no-miya. The Saminaga Shrine holds the highest rank amongst the five shrines under Izawa-no-miya’s management. The shrine is currently approximately from Izawa-no-miya. The path connecting the two shrines is called "Gokō-michi" and it is said that the deity used to travel between the shrines along the path. According to the Yamato-hime-no-mikoto Seiki the shrine was founded in the 27th year of Emperor Suinin’s reign.