Aoe Shrine

Aoe Shrine is a shrine located in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. The old company rank was Murasha. It is known as a shrine connected to Aoe blacksmithing. == Enshrined God == Main enshrined deity Fifty deadly lives (Isotakeru no Mikoto) Susanoo no Mikoto Gojutake no Mikoto and Sukinari no Mikoto were revered as the gods of Tsu, the point where the Kibianaumi and Takahashi Rivers meet. Kanayamahikogami (Kanayamahikonokami) / Kanayamahimenokami (Kanayamahimenokami) He was revered as the guardian deity of the Aoe blacksmith industry that flourished from Kamakura to the Muromachi period. == History == During the Heian period, two Oji Gongen temples were built in east and west to protect the guardian deity of Fukuyama Temple, which was located on the summit of Mt. Fukuyama, a sacred place for mountain Buddhism, and the head office was the former Oji Gongen in the west. According to "Obarashi", during the Kenmu era of Emperor Godaigo's reign, Daisuke Ujitsune, Oeda Shikibu, the lord of Fukuyama Castle in Nishigori Village, donated 50 koku of shrine territory. In May 1336, Ujitsune, as the captain of the Nitta army, fought back against the 300,000 Ashikaga army with 1,500 soldiers and fought for three days, but was annihilated, and it is said that all the shrines and temples were burnt down during the battle. Later, in 1578 (Tensho 6) during the reign of Emperor Ogimachi, the lord of Takayama Castle in Nishigori Village, Ishikawazaemon Yohisa, is said to have donated 20 koku of shrine territory. In 1914 (Taisho 3), Setsusha Ara-jinja Shrine within the precincts and Setsu-jinja Shrine outside the precincts were made into shrines within the precincts, and Kanayama-jinja Shrine, which had been a mukaku shrine, was enshrined in the main shrine in May of the same year.