Shizu Shrine - Maizuru

Shitori Jinja is located in the southern part of Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. A shrine enshrined in the guardian forest, which is a little east of Imada Prefectural Road 74 in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. Deity Amenohazuchi Amenohazuchi It is a god that is said to be the ancestor of weaving. Company rank Shikinaisha "Information board in the precincts" Origin of Shitori Shrine The deity of this shrine is "Amenohazuchi", a god of textiles, and it is an Enki-style internal shrine listed in the god name book of the 5th year of the Heian period (927). It is probable that he was enshrined in. The current main shrine is in the form of "Ichimasha Nagare-zukuri" in 1834, and the main shrine was rebuilt in 1859 in Ansei 6 (1859). It is a valuable cultural property that follows the flow of shrine architecture. The sitting statue of a male deity in the Kamakura period, the statue of a male deity in the Muromachi period, and four guardian dogs owned by this shrine were designated as designated cultural properties of the city in 1994. In addition, Waniguchi, which is not designated but is considered to have been made in the middle of the Muromachi period, has the inscription "Gamo Hachimangu" in the outer area of ​​the surface, and it is simple but good. In addition, the large lantern, which is over 4 m long and was built using natural stone during the Tenpo period, has a large and splendid shape that is unparalleled in Maizuru. "I prayed for it to disappear," is engraved on it, and it is worth seeing from history. According to legend, on March 21, 990, Emperor Ichijo, Minamoto no Yorimitsu prayed for the longevity of martial arts in the form of Yamabushi at the shrine while he was on his way to exterminate the demons of Mt. Oe. From "History of Oe Town". Later, it is said that Ason Fujiwara and Yasumasa Hirai rebuilt the demon in 992 to make a vow to exterminate the demons. The former company territory, Thirty Stones, was donated by Yasumasa Hirai, but after that it decreased for a while and disappeared completely by the time of Genroku 16 (1703). From "Kasa-gun magazine". Our company is not only the ancestral god of textiles, but also a god of fertility of five grains, no illness, and a spiritual test of prosperous business. May, 2008 Yoshiday company office (Photographed on 2021/2/14)