Itosaki hachiman Shrine

Itosaki Hachiman Shrine is a shrine located in Nishimihara, Yoshii-cho, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture. == Enshrined God == It enshrines Honda Wake-no-Mikoto (Emperor Ojin) and Isunagatahime-no-Mikoto (Empress Jingu). == History == It is said that in 1461, Mihara Bungonokami Hiroyoshi, the lord of Sakurayama Castle, escaped from Bingo Kuninosho Village (present-day Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture), called himself Saburo Mihara, changed Nishikawate Village to Nishi Mihara Village, built a shrine, and made it his guardian deity. On October 18, 1906, the main shrine and shrine buildings were renovated, and in 1920, the set shrines Ara Shrine, Mizu Shrine, and Taisui Shrine were enshrined together. == Rituals == At the annual festival, Okayama Prefecture's intangible folk cultural assets, Mihara Wataribyoshi and Shrine Maiden Dance, are dedicated, and the Shinko Festival and Hot Spring Ceremony are held. == Shrine building == The main hall is a flat, gabled structure with three girders and two beams, and the front is adorned with a houndstooth gable and a Kara gable. == Transportation == Road: Use Okayama Prefectural Road/Hiroshima Prefectural Road No. 9 Yoshii Yuki Line. Along Ibara city road.