Ube Shrine

Located in Kokufu-cho, Tottori City. Enshrining Takeuchi Sukune no Mikoto. Date of foundation unknown. In 848 (Kasho 1), it was awarded the rank of Junior Fifth Rank and ranked as an official shrine, later being promoted to Shosanmi in 878 (Gangei 2). Under the Engi system, it was Myojin Taisha, and later Inaba Province Ichinomiya. From the Middle Ages onwards, it was revered by samurai, and in the early modern period, the feudal lord Ikeda clan revered it and donated 30 koku of sacred land to it. Under the Meiji system, it became a Kokuhei Chusha. The annual Shinko Festival on April 21st features a procession of warriors, a dance of slaves, and an offering of the Kirin Shishimai (a prefectural designated intangible folk cultural property) unique to the region. Kamegane-no-Oka, behind the main shrine, is said to be a sacred place where the deity left his shoes behind when he descended to the region.

[Junichi Kamata]

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鳥取市国府(こくふ)町に鎮座。武内宿禰命(たけのうちのすくねのみこと)を祀(まつ)る。創建年代不詳。848年（嘉祥1）従(じゅ)五位下を授けられ、官社に列し、のち昇格し、878年（元慶2）正三位(しょうさんみ)となる。延喜(えんぎ)の制で名神(みょうじん)大社、のち因幡(いなば)国一宮(いちのみや)。中世以降に武家が尊崇、近世には藩主池田氏が崇敬して神領30石を寄進した。明治の制で国幣中社となる。例祭4月21日の神幸祭には武者行列、奴(やっこ)の舞が列を連ね、当地方特有の麒麟獅子舞(きりんししまい)（県指定無形民俗文化財）が奉納される。本社後ろの亀金丘(かめがねのおか)は、祭神が当国へ下向のとき履(くつ)を残していった霊地と伝える。

［鎌田純一］

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