An ancient shrine in Takara 1-chome, Kofu City, enshrining Onamuchi no Mikoto (Okuninushi no Mikoto) as a deity of the development of the Kofu Basin and of matchmaking. The shrine name 'Anakiri' is said to derive from the Anakiri River and irrigation canals nearby. Listed in the Engishiki, it was protected as the community guardian shrine of the Kofu castle town during the Takeda era. Ancient sacr…

The founding date of Anakiri Daijinja is not clearly recorded, but the shrine is believed to trace its origins to the early settlement of the Kofu Basin, enshrining Onamuchi no Mikoto (Okuninushi no Mikoto) as its principal deity. The name 'Anakiri' is said to derive from the Anakiri River and nearb…