Katsuragi Shrine

...The name Kanegōzan comes from this mountain name. Near the summit is Katsuragi Shrine, which enshrines Hitokotonushi-no-Okami. The foothills on the Kawana side of the mountain were the base of the Kusunoki clan in the Middle Ages, and in 1331 (Genkō 1), Kusunoki Masashige raised his army at Akasaka Castle, and "built an imposing castle at a place called Kongōsan Chihaya" (Masukagami), where he fought against the Kamakura shogunate forces, making the mountain instantly famous.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Katsuragi Shrine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…なお金剛山の名称は，この山号にちなむ。また山頂近くに一言主大神を祭神とする葛木神社がある。河内側山麓は，中世には楠木氏の本拠地で，1331年(元弘1)楠木正成が赤坂城に挙兵，さらに〈金剛山千早と云所にいかめしき城をこしらへ〉(《増鏡》)て鎌倉幕府軍と戦ったことから，当山は一躍著名となった。…

※「葛木神社」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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