Nishisono Shrine

Nishizono Shrine is a shrine located in Mabicho Market, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. == Enshrined God == Head Office – Hachimangami (Shindabetsu no Mikoto, 15th Emperor Ojin) Sub-shrines – Suwa Myojin, Kojin Outside shrine – Inari God == History == In 1540, Shirakami Ukyo Ryokaharu built a shrine to enshrine Shinadabetsu no Mikoto (Emperor Ojin) and called it Nishizono Hachimangu Shrine. == Overview/History == Our company was founded by Shirakami Ukyo Ryokaharu, a Kitamen samurai, who was sent to the Ueno Minbu University by his relatives who were sent to Bichū in 1509 by the orders of the 10th Ashikaga Shogun Yoshitane, during the Muromachi period. He accompanied Nobutaka Nobutaka to this area and became the lord of Mashinoyama Castle. Later, at the behest of the residents, he remained in this area without returning to Tokyo, and in 1540, he built Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine. It was founded as the Nishizono Hachimangu Shrine after being solicited to the area, and was originally enshrined as the guardian deity of castles and territories, as well as the local deity of Sonosho, but it was built in the 6th year of Kanbun (1666) during the Edo period. ), and since the fourth lord of the domain, Ito Shinano no kami Nagasada, moved from Kawabe to Okada, the lords of the domain have revered it as their guardian deity, and have made various donations, including visiting the shrine once a month. For example, the fifth lord of the domain, Ito-Harima no kami Nagabu, donated a piece of horse equipment. Toshi, the 10th feudal lord of the Ito-Harima clan at the end of the Edo period, donated items such as a bow, 100 arrows, two spears, two styles of tatto, and a votive tablet. In addition, Sengoku Heizaemon Sadamori, the chief retainer, donated Ittan Kanda, Sadamori's grandson Heishiro Sadaharu Sengoku, who later inherited the Ikoma family, donated one lantern, and Tsujita village headman Ikeda Hanshichi donated two lanterns and 20 monme of silver. After the Meiji Restoration, the name was changed to Nishizono Shrine and it became a village shrine, and to this day it continues to be worshiped by parishioners.