Kinpu Shrine

Japanese: 金峯神社 - きんぷじんじゃ

Located on Mt. Kinpu, Yoshino-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture. Formerly a local shrine, it enshrines Kanayamahiko-no-Mikoto. 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, it was also called Konsei Daimyojin or Kanayama Myojin, and was considered a god who protected gold. In 853 (Jinju 3), it became a famous deity, and in 854 (Saiko 1), it was made a deity that received offerings at the Tsukizumi, Sojo, and Kamiimasho festivals. In 859 (Jogan 1), it was awarded the third rank, and in the same year, Fujiwara no Yamakage, Shigetakagawahito, and others received an imperial decree and held a festival to ward off insect damage.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県吉野郡吉野町金峰山に鎮座。旧郷社。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。859年(貞観1)正三位を授けられ，同年藤原山蔭，滋岳川人等が宣旨を受けて虫害を払う祭りを修めている。

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