Munetada Shrines

Munetada Shrine is a shrine dedicated to Kurozumi Munetada, the founder of Kurosumi Buddhism. It is located in Kyoto and Okayama, the birthplace of Munetada Kurosumi and the headquarters of Kurosumi Buddhism. == Munetada Shrine in Kyoto == Munetada Kurozumi passed away in 1850, and in 1856 the imperial court gave him the divine title of ``Munetada Daimyojin.'' In 1862, Munetada's disciples Tadaharu Akagi and others acquired part of the shrine grounds from Yoshida Shrine and built a shrine to enshrine Munetada. In 1865, it was designated as a place of imperial request by the Imperial Court, and was highly revered by the imperial family and court nobles. During the Meiji period, it was ranked as a prefectural shrine. To distinguish it from Munetada Shrine in Okayama, it is also called ``Kaguraoka Munetada Shrine'' based on the name of the place where it is enshrined. The Nagaru-zukuri main hall was rebuilt in 1912 (Meiji 45). To the north of the main shrine is Shinmei Shrine, which enshrines Amaterasu Omikami, who was transferred from the Nijo family. There are also Hakusan-sha Shrine, which enshrines Hakusan Hime Okami, and Tadaharu-sha Shrine, which enshrines Akagi Tadaharu (Akagi Tadaharu-kami).