Aekuni Shrine

Japanese: 敢国神社 - あえくにじんじゃ
Aekuni Shrine

It is located in Ichinomiya, Iga City, Mie Prefecture. The main deity is Ahe no Kuni Tsukami, and Sukunahikona no Mikoto and Kanayama Hime no Mikoto are also enshrined. Ahe no Kuni Tsukami is one of the four generals of the Sujin Dynasty and is considered to be Ohiko no Mikoto, the ancestor of Ahe no Omi. To the north of the shrine is the Mihakayama Kofun (national historic site), the largest keyhole-shaped tumulus in Mie Prefecture (early 5th century), which is said to be the tomb of Ohiko no Mikoto. This shrine was probably worshiped by the Ahe (Ahe) clan, an ancient powerful clan based in Ahe County, Iga Province (Mie Prefecture). It is a shrine listed in the Engi Shikin and is the Ichinomiya of Iga Province. The shrine temporarily declined during the Tensho Iga Rebellion (Oda Nobunaga's invasion of Iga) in 1579 (Tensho 7) and 1581, but was restored by Todo Takatora, the lord of Tsu Domain, during the Keicho era (1596-1615) and prospered as the central shrine of the Iga region. It was designated a national shrine in 1871 (Meiji 4). The lion kagura dance performed at the annual festival (December 5th) is a prefectural intangible folk cultural asset.

[Watanabe Hiroshi]

[Reference] | Four Generals | Todo Takatora

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

三重県伊賀(いが)市一之宮(いちのみや)に鎮座。敢国津神(あへのくにつかみ)を主祭神とし、少彦名命(すくなひこなのみこと)、金山比咩命(かなやまひめのみこと)を配祀(はいし)する。敢国津神は崇神(すじん)朝の四道将軍の一人で、阿閇臣(あへのおみ)の祖、大彦命(おおひこのみこと)に比定されている。当社の北方には、大彦命の墓と伝えられる三重県下最大の前方後円墳(5世紀初頭)御墓山(みはかやま)古墳(国の史跡)もあり、伊賀国(三重県)阿拝(あへ)郡を根拠地とする古代豪族、阿閇(あへ)(敢(あへ))氏の奉斎した神社であろう。延喜(えんぎ)式内社で、伊賀国一宮。1579年(天正7)と1581年の天正(てんしょう)伊賀の乱(織田信長の伊賀攻略戦)で一時衰退したが、慶長(けいちょう)年間(1596~1615)に津(つ)藩主藤堂高虎(とうどうたかとら)によって復興され、伊賀地方の中心神社として繁栄した。1871年(明治4)に国幣中社。例大祭(12月5日)の獅子神楽(ししかぐら)は県の無形民俗文化財。

[渡辺 寛]

[参照項目] | 四道将軍 | 藤堂高虎

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