Ichinomiya, Izumi Province

...It is located in Otori Kita-cho, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. It enshrines Otori Muraji no mioya and Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, who was enshrined in 1957. The founding date is unknown, but the shrine's legend says that a swan flew away from the spot where Yamato Takeru was buried, and the shrine was built on the spot where it finally landed. In the Engishiki, it is listed as a Myoshin Taisha, and the four shrines, Otori Minamihi Shrine, Otori Kitahama Shrine, Otori Hama Shrine, and Otori Ise Shrine, are also known as Otori Gosha Myojin. It is also known as the Ichinomiya of Izumi Province, and was listed as a Kanpei Taisha in 1871 (Meiji 4). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Izumi Province Ichinomiya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…大阪府堺市鳳北町に鎮座。大鳥連祖（おおとりむらじのみおや）神と，1957年増祀された日本武（やまとたける）尊をまつる。創建年代は不詳であるが，社伝に日本武尊を葬った所より白鳥が飛び立ち，その最後にとどまった地に神社を建てたと伝える。《延喜式》では名神大社に列し，大鳥美波比神社，大鳥北浜神社，大鳥浜神社，大鳥井瀬神社の4社を合わせ大鳥五社明神とも呼ばれた。和泉国の一宮としても知られ，1871年(明治4)官幣大社に列した。…

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