Keta Shrine

Japanese: 気多神社 - けたじんじゃ

Located in Jikemachi, Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The deity worshipped is Oonamuchi-no-Mikoto. The date of foundation is unknown. It is the Ichinomiya of Noto Province, and was also called Keta Daijingu in ancient times. Oonamuchi-no-Mikoto subjugated the bandits in this region with the help of Sukunahikona-no-Kami, and it is said that the main shrine was founded when the local people worshiped it to repay his kindness. One theory is that it was during the reign of Emperor Sujin. The name "Keta Jingu" appears in a poem by Otomo no Yakamochi, the governor of Ecchu Province, in 748 (Tenpyo 20). The Shinsho Kakuchokufu records a donation of a sacred seal in 765 (Tenpyo Jingo 1), and the shrine has been highly revered throughout the imperial court, and was ranked as a Myojin Taisha under the Engi system. In 1871 (Meiji 4), it was elevated to a Kokuhei Chusha, and in 1915 (Taisho 4), it was elevated to a Kokuhei Taisha. Its auxiliary shrines include Okusha, Wakamiya Shrine, and Hakusan Shrine, and it also has many subordinate shrines. Its annual festival is on April 3rd, also known as the Oizumi Festival, and features a shooting event. Other famous special rituals include the Kadode Ceremony on January 11th, the Kunimuke Festival from March 18th to 23rd, the Chinka Festival on April 4th, the Onie Festival on May 1st, and the Umatsuri Festival on December 16th. In addition to the worship hall and the shrine gate, the main hall of the auxiliary shrine Wakamiya Shrine, which was rebuilt in 1569 (Eiroku 12), is an Important Cultural Property. The shrine treasures include the "Letter from the Lady Wife of Emperor Gonara" (Important Cultural Property).

[Takafusa Hiraizumi]

Keta Shrine
In ancient times, this was the Ichinomiya of Noto Province, also known as Keta Daijingu. The date of its founding is unknown, but its name appears in a poem written by Etchu no Kami Otomo no Yakamochi when he visited the shrine in 748 (Tenpyo 20). The worship hall is in the center of the photo. In the back stands the main hall, and to the right of that stands the main hall of the auxiliary shrine, Hakusan Shrine (both are designated as important cultural properties by the national government). Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture © Hotto Ishikawa Travel Net ">

Keta Shrine

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

石川県羽咋(はくい)市寺家町(じけまち)に鎮座。祭神は大己貴命(おおなむちのみこと)。創建年代未詳。能登(のと)国一宮(いちのみや)で、古くは気多大神宮とも称した。大己貴命は少彦名神(すくなひこなのかみ)の協力を得てこの地方の賊徒を平定したが、その恩に報いるため土地の人々が奉斎したのが本社の創建と伝える。一説に崇神(すじん)天皇の代ともいう。748年（天平20）の越中(えっちゅう)国守大伴家持(おおとものやかもち)の歌に「気太神宮」の名がみえる。『新抄格勅符』に765年（天平神護1）神封寄進のことがみえ、歴朝の崇敬がきわめて厚く、延喜(えんぎ)の制では名神(みょうじん)大社に列した。1871年（明治4）国幣中社、1915年（大正4）国幣大社に昇格。摂社に奥社、若宮神社、白山神社があり、末社なども多い。例祭日は4月3日で、追澄(おいずみ)祭ともいい、射的行事が行われる。そのほか1月11日の門出(かどで)式、3月18日より23日にかけての平国(くにむけ)祭、4月4日の鎮花祭、5月1日の御贄(おにえ)祭、12月16日の鵜祭(うまつり)などの特殊神事は有名。拝殿、神門のほか、1569年（永禄12）再建の摂社若宮神社本殿は重要文化財。社宝に「後奈良(ごなら)天皇女房奉書」（重要文化財）などがある。

［平泉隆房］

気多神社
古くは気多大神宮とも称された能登国一宮。創建年代は未詳だが、748年（天平20）に越中守大伴家持が参詣した際の歌に名が残る。写真中央は拝殿。奥に本殿、その右側に摂社白山神社本殿が建つ（いずれも国指定重要文化財）。石川県羽咋市©ほっと石川旅ねっと">

気多神社

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