Anin Shrine

It is located in the Ichinomiya district of Saidaiji, Higashi Ward, Okayama City. The deity enshrined is Anin-no-kami. "Anin" means older brother, and the name of the deity is likely derived from the ancestor of the Kibi Shimomichikuni no Miyatsuko, Anihiko-no-mikoto (Inahayawake-no-mikoto). There is also a theory that the enshrined deity is Itsuse-no-mikoto, the older brother of Emperor Jimmu. It is an ancient shrine dating back to the reign of Emperor Ojin, and is the only famous shrine among the 26 shrines in Bizen Province listed in the Engishiki Shinmeicho. It later became the second shrine in Bizen Province, and in the early modern period it was a place of prayer for the feudal lord Ikeda. It was formerly a national shrine. The annual festival is held on October 11th.

[Toshihiko Uda]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

岡山市東区西大寺一宮に鎮座。祭神は安仁神(あにのかみ)。「安仁」は兄の意で、吉備下道国造(きびしもつみちくにのみやつこ)の祖を兄彦命(あにひこのみこと)（稲速別命(いなはやわけのみこと)）といい、その名にちなむ神名であろう。祭神を神武(じんむ)天皇の兄五瀬命(いつせのみこと)とする説もある。応神(おうじん)朝にさかのぼる古社で、『延喜式(えんぎしき)』神名帳備前(びぜん)国26座中で唯一の名神大社。のち備前国の二宮となり、近世には藩主池田氏の祈願所。旧国幣中社。例祭は10月11日。

［菟田俊彦］

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