Kanayama Shrine

Japanese: 金山明神 - かなやまみょうじん
Kanayama Shrine

...Kanayamahiko-no-Mikoto is enshrined here. In the past, the enshrined deities were Kanayamahiko-no-Mikoto, Oyamatsumi-no-Kami, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto, Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto, and Emperor Ankan, but in the Kamakura period, he was called Konsei Daimyojin or Kanayama Myojin, and was considered a god who protected gold. In 853 (Jinju 3), he became a famous deity, and in 854 (Saiho 1), he was considered a deity that receives offerings at the Tsukitsugi, Soname, and Kamiimashoku festivals. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanayama Myojin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…金山毘古命をまつる。かつて祭神は金山彦命,大山祇神,大己貴命,少彦名命,安閑天皇とされたが,鎌倉時代は金精(こんせい)大明神とも金山明神ともいわれ,黄金保護の神と考えられた。853年(仁寿3)名神となり,854年(斉衡1)月次・相嘗・神今食祭に奉幣にあずかる神とされた。…

※「金山明神」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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