New Kumano Shrine - Imakumanosha

Japanese: 新熊野社 - いまくまのしゃ

The shrine is located in Imakumano Kananomori-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City. The origins of this shrine date back to 1160 (Eireki 1), when Emperor Goshirakawa, who had a deep faith in Kumano Gongen from Kishu, enshrined the Kumano Sansho Gongen near his Imperial Palace, Hojujidono, in the eastern part of Kyoto, and named it Shin-Kumano. The Miidera monk Kakusan, who often served as a guide for Kumano Imperial pilgrimages, inherited the position of Kumano Sanzan Kengyo, which had been selected for generations since the temple's founder, Zoyo, and also served as the Kengyo of this shrine, which led to remarkable prosperity. The head priest who managed this shrine was Shosen-in (later renamed Jushin-in), and from the Muromachi period onwards, he served as the Inge guide of Shogo-in, the head temple of the Shugendo Honzan school, and governed many Kasumishita and Dogyo in various provinces.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

京都市東山区今熊野椥ノ森町に鎮座。紀州の熊野権現を深く信仰していた後白河上皇が1160年(永暦1)熊野三所権現を洛東の院の御所法住寺殿近くに勧請し，新熊野と称したのがこの社のはじまりである。熊野御幸の先達をしばしば務めた三井寺僧覚讃（かくさん）が，同寺先覚者増誉以来代々選任されてきた熊野三山検校を受け継ぐとともに，当社の検校をも兼ねることになったので，その繁栄ぶりは著しいものがあった。これを管理する別当を勝仙院(後世住心院と改称)といい，室町期以後は修験道本山派の本山聖護（しようご）院の院家（いんげ）先達を務め，諸国に多くの霞下（かすみした），同行（どうぎよう）を支配した。

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