Kibitsuokakaraki Shrine

Kibitsuoka Karaki Shrine is a shrine located in Naka Ward, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture. The enshrined deity is Kibi Wakatakehiko no Mikoto. It is an ancient shrine listed in the Bizen Kokusosha Shinmōcho. The old company rank was Murasha. == Overview == It is located on the east side of Mt. Kasai in the eastern part of Sozan Hills. It is one of the 128 Bizen Kokushiki Naishikigai companies. Its name is listed in the Bizen Kokusosha Shinmeicho, which was created around 863 in the early Heian period, indicating that it was already built during the Heian period. The enshrined deity, Kibiwaka Takehiko no Mikoto, is the younger brother of Kibitsuhiko no Mikoto, and is said to have subdued the area around this shrine. In ancient times, it was called Kibimeigengu Shrine and was located on the top of Mt. Kasai, west of its current enshrinement site. The current shrine building was built at the end of the Edo period.