Imaki no Kami - Imaki no Kami

Japanese: 今木神 - いまきのかみ

A deity enshrined at Hirano Shrine (Kita Ward, Kyoto City). The "ki" in "Imaki" is a phonetic kanji for "rai," meaning a deity worshipped by newly arrived people. Originally, the deity was worshipped by immigrants who settled in Imaki, Takaichi County, Yamato Province (Nara Prefecture). He was considered the ancestor deity of Takano no Niigasa (of Baekje descent), wife of Emperor Konin, but during the reign of Niigasa's son, Emperor Kanmu, he was enshrined in his current location and later became the clan deity of the Taira clan.

(Takashi Sasaki)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

平野神社(京都市北区)に祭られる神。「今木」の「木」は「来」の当て字で,今あらたにきた人々が祭る神の意。もともと,大和国(奈良県)高市郡今木の地に住みついた渡来系の人々によって祭られていた神。光仁天皇の夫人高野新笠(百済系)の祖神とされたが,新笠の子の桓武天皇の代に至って現在の地に祭られ,のちに平氏の氏神となった。

(佐佐木隆)

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