Iga Ichinomiya

...It is located in Ichinomiya, Ueno City, Mie Prefecture. The main deity is Aenokunitsukami, and Sukunahikona and Kanayamahime are also enshrined. Aenokunitsukami is said to be one of the four generals sent during the reign of Emperor Sujin, and is said to be Ohiko no Mikoto, the ancestor of Ahe no Omi and Iga no Omi. A keyhole-shaped tumulus that is said to be the tomb of Ohiko no Mikoto is located about 1 km north of the shrine, and he is likely the pioneer deity of Ae County, Iga Province. In 873 (Jogan 15), he was promoted to the rank of Shogoi (fifth rank), and under the Engi system, he was made a national shrine, and later the Ichinomiya of Iga Province. In the Middle Ages, he was called Nangu Bodhisattva, and was highly revered by the Todo clan since they entered the country as feudal lords in the early modern period. Todo Takatora donated a black seal territory of over 107 koku in 1614 (Keicho 19), and the rituals were also restored. ...

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…三重県上野市一之宮に鎮座。敢国津神（あえのくにつかみ）を主神とし，少彦名命，金山毘売命を配祀する。敢国津神は，崇神天皇のときに派遣されたと伝えられる四道将軍の一人で，阿閇臣（あへのおみ），伊賀臣らの祖大彦命のことといい，神社の北約1kmに大彦命の墓と伝承される前方後円墳があり，伊賀国阿閇郡の開拓神であろう。873年(貞観15)正五位下に叙され，延喜の制で国幣の大社，のち伊賀国の一宮とされる。中世，南宮菩薩とよばれ，近世藤堂氏が藩主として入国以来あつく崇敬し，藤堂高虎は1614年(慶長19)に107石余の黒印領を寄進，祭事も復興した。…

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