Iwa Shrine Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Iwa Shrine 伊和神社
Haiden of Iwa Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Ōkuninushi
Festival	October 15
Location
Location	407 Ichinomiya-chō Sugyōme, Shisō-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-4133
Location in Hyogo Prefecture Show map of Hyogo Prefecture Location in Japan Show map of Japan
Glossary of Shinto

Iwa Jinja (伊和神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Shisō in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Harima Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on October 15.

Enshrined kami
History
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Enshrined kami

The kami enshrined at Iwa Jinja are:

Ōkuninushi (大己貴神)
Sukunabikona (少彦名神)
Shitateru-hime no kami (下照姫神)

History

The origins of Iwa Jinja are uncertain. According to the Harima fudoki, it was during the reign of Emperor Seimu or Emperor Kinmei and takes its name from a syllable uttered by Ōkuninushi when he completed building the country. The shrine is listed in the early Heian period Engishiki and was then ichinomiya of the province from the end of the Heian period. Although destroyed periodically by fire, it has been rebuilt with the support of the Imperial Court, the Akamatsu clan and various feudal lords. After the Meiji Restoration, it was listed as a National Shrine, 2nd rank (国幣中社, Kokuhei Chusha) in 1871.