Takano Shrine (Ninomiya, Tsuyama)

Takano Shrine is a shrine located in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. Shikinaisharonsha is Ninomiya, Mimasaka Province, and its former status is prefectural shrine. == Overview == It is located in the western part of Tsuyama City, with the sacred mountain to the northwest, Mt. Sara in Kume to the south, and the Yoshii River below. It is an old shrine that was considered the second shrine of Mimasaka Province, and is counted as one of the three major shrines of Mimasaka. Since the Middle Ages, the shrine has been highly revered by feudal lords and the lords of the Tsuyama domain, with the Mori clan, the lord of the domain, constructing the shrine and donating the shrine's territory, and the main shrine at that time has been designated as an important cultural property by Okayama Prefecture. In addition, cultural assets such as statues of nationally important cultural properties have been passed down to the present day. == Enshrined God == Main enshrined deity Hikonagi Satake Ugaya Fukiaezu no Mikoto Aiden deity Onamuchi no Mikoto - Mimasaka Sosha Shrine enshrined deity Kagami Tsukuri no Mikoto - Enshrined deity at Nakayama Shrine (Ichinomiya, Mimasaka Province) == History == === Founding === According to the shrine's biography, the company's rituals began at Onokoro Iwa, which was located on the banks of the Yoshii River, and that this rock was worshiped as a rock. It is said that a shrine building was later built in the second year of Emperor Ankan's reign (534). === Outline === The ``Engishiki Jinmyocho'' from the middle of the Heian period lists ``Takano Shrine, Tomato District, Mimasaka Province'' as the Shikinai Shrine, and there is a theory that our company is listed there. It is said that our company flourished as the second shrine of Mimasaka Province from the late Heian period at the latest, and there are many theories that compare our company.