Aekuni Shrine (敢國神社, Aekuni-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is the Ichinomiya of the former Iga Province and claims to have been founded in the seventh century. It is classified as a Beppo Shrine by the Association of Shinto Shrines. The kami enshrined at Aekuni Jinja are: As with most Shinto shrines of ancient origin, the story of the shrine's founding is vague, contradictory and lacking in historical documentation. According to the shrine's own myth, it was founded by order of Empress Kōgyoku in 658 AD. The principal kami, Ōhiko-no-mikoto was the son of the semi-legendary Emperor Kōgen (reigned 214 to 157 BC). Per the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, he was a general sent to conquer the Hokuriku region for Yamato, and was the ancestor of the Abe clan. After his return to Yamato, he was granted estates in the Asai District of Iga Province, where he eventually died and was buried in a kofun. The secondary kami, Sukunabikona is connected with the immigrant Hata clan, who were also living in this area. The shrine was originally located on the summit of Mount Nangū to the south, and was later relocated to its present site at the foot of the mountain. During the Heian period, another secondary kami, Kanayamahime, from the Nangū Taisha in Gifu Prefecture was moved to the old shrine at the summit of the mountain, hence where the name "Mount Nangū" originated. In the second year of the Jōgan Era (977 AD) mysterious words appeared, burned into the shinboku of the shrine at the summit. According to the words, Kanayamahime had moved to Aekuni Shrine at the foot of the mountain. More information...
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