Aburahi Shrine

Located in Aburahi, Koka-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, on the western foot of Mt. Aburahi. The deity enshrined is Aburahi-no-kami, who is not found in the Kojiki or Nihonshoki, nor is the place name Aburahi found anywhere else in the country, and is a deity that has only been worshipped in this area. Mizuhanome-no-mikoto and Sarutahiko-no-mikoto are enshrined in the adjacent shrine. As it is close to Kinai and Mt. Aburahi is worshipped as a sacred mountain, the date of its founding is thought to be quite early, but is unknown. According to the Sandai Jitsuroku, it was granted the rank of Jugo-no-ge in 877 (Gangyo 1). Former prefectural shrine. The annual festivals are the Aburahi Festival on May 1st and the Aburahi Festival held at the top of Mt. Aburahi on September 13th, and are crowded with many people, including oil and fat workers from all over the country. The Yakkoburi dance, which takes place once every five years during the Aburahi Festival, is a prefectural intangible folk cultural asset, while the irregularly performed Taiko Dances (Oodori and Koodori) are nationally designated intangible folk cultural assets. The main hall was built in the Muromachi period, and is a national important cultural asset along with the worship hall, tower gate, and corridor. The Koga History and Folklore Museum is located within the grounds.

[Yoshitaro Hakusan]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

滋賀県甲賀(こうか)市甲賀町油日、油日岳の西麓(せいろく)に鎮座。祭神は油日神(あぶらひのかみ)で、記紀にもみえず、また油日の地名も全国に見当たらず、この地においてのみ信仰されてきた神である。相殿(あいどの)に、罔象女命(みずはのめのみこと)、猿田彦命(さるたひこのみこと)を祀(まつ)る。畿内(きない)に近く、また油日岳を神体山とする信仰であるところより、その創建年代はかなり早いものとみられるが未詳。『三代実録』によると、877年（元慶1）に従(じゅ)五位下の神階が授けられている。旧県社。例祭は5月1日の「油日祭」、9月13日の油日岳頂上で行われる「油祭」で、全国の油脂業者はじめ多くの人々でにぎわう。油日祭には5年に一度行われる奴振(やっこぶ)りは県の無形民俗文化財、不定期に行われる太鼓踊り（大踊り、小踊り）は国の選択無形民俗文化財。本殿は室町時代の建築で、拝殿、楼門、回廊とともに国の重要文化財。境内には甲賀歴史民俗資料館がある。

［白山芳太郎］

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