Kamayama Shrine

Located in Wada, Wakayama City. The deity enshrined is Emperor Jinmu's elder brother, Hikotsuse no Mikoto. During Emperor Jinmu's eastern expedition, Hikotsuse no Mikoto was hit by a stray arrow while fighting Nagasunehiko at Kusakazaka, and was wounded. The army changed course and headed towards Kamamayama from Kinokuni no Minato, where he is said to have died. His grave is located behind the shrine, and is recorded as a tomb in the Kojiki. It is listed as a small national shrine in the Engishiki, and has been highly revered by the imperial family since ancient times. In 1585 (Tensho 13), the shrine lost its land and lands due to war damage during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's conquest of Negoro-ji Temple, but in 1669 (Kanbun 9), it was rebuilt by Tokugawa Yorinobu of the Wakayama Domain, one of the three main branches of the Tokugawa family, and has been highly revered by successive domain lords ever since. It was a former government-sponsored shrine. To the left of the main hall is the left side hall (Jinmu Tennosha), which enshrines Emperor Kanyama Iwarehiko and two other gods. The annual festival is held on October 13th.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

和歌山市和田に鎮座。祭神は神武(じんむ)天皇の皇兄、彦五瀬命(ひこいつせのみこと)。神武(じんむ)天皇の東征の途中、彦五瀬命は孔舎衙(くさか)坂で長髄彦(ながすねひこ)と戦った際、流れ矢にあたり負傷したため軍は進路を転じ、紀国雄水門(きのくにおのみなと)から竈山へ向かったが、この地で没したと伝える。神社の背後にその墓があり、『古事記』には陵と記される。『延喜式(えんぎしき)』では国幣小社とされ、古くより皇室の崇敬が厚かった。1585年（天正13）、豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉の根来寺(ねごろじ)征伐の際、兵禍により社地、社領などを失ったが、1669年（寛文9）、徳川御三家の一つ和歌山藩徳川頼宣(よりのぶ)によって再建され、以後歴代藩主の厚い崇敬を受けた。旧官幣大社。本殿の左わきには神日本磐余彦天皇(かんやまといわれひこのすめらみこと)ほか2神を祀(まつ)る左脇殿（神武天皇社）がある。例祭は10月13日。

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