Kibitsuhiko Shrine

Kibitsuhiko Jinja (吉備津彦神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Okayama in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Bizen Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the third weekend of October. Theshrine is also known in literature as the Asahi-no-miya (朝日の宮). == Location == Kibitsuhiko Jinja is situated at the northeastern foot of Mount Kibi no Nakayama (吉備の中山, Kibi no Naka-yama) in Okayama. Kibitsu Jinja is situated at the mountain's northwestern foot. The headquarters of Kurozumikyō is located on the mountain's summit. Kibitsuhiko Jinja is located within close walking distance of Bizen-Ichinomiya Station. == Enshrined kami == The kami enshrined at Kibitsuhiko Jinja are: Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto (吉備津彦命), the son of Emperor Kōrei and conqueror of the Kingdom of Kibi Wakatakehiko-no-mikoto (稚武彦命), younger brother or son of Kibitsuhiko Emperor Kōrei (孝霊天皇) Emperor Kōgen (孝元天皇) Emperor Kaika (開化天皇) Emperor Sujin (崇神天皇) Hikosashikatawake-no-mikoto (彦刺肩別命), brother of Kibitsuhiko Amatarashi-hiko Kunioshi-hito no mikoto (天足彦国押人命) Yamato-totohimo-moso-hime-no-mikoto (倭迹迹日百襲姫命), elder sister of Kibitsuhiko Ōyamato-totohiwakaya-hime-no-mikoto (大倭迹々日稚屋比売命), younger sister of Kibitsuhiko Kanayamahiko-no-kami (金山彦大神), elder sister of Kibitsuhiko Ōyamakuni-no-kami (大山咋神) == History == The origins of Kibitsuhiko Jinja are uncertain. According to the shrine's legend', it was during the reign of Empress Suiko, and was the site of Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto's residence; but the shrine does not appear in any historical documentation until the late Heian period.