The 'Original Kasuga' ichinomiya of Kawachi — the four deities enshrined here were transferred to Nara's Kasuga Taisha in 768 CE, marking that shrine's founding
Hiraoka Shrine is the ichinomiya of Kawachi Province and is known as the "Moto-Kasuga" (Original Kasuga), predating the renowned Kasuga Taisha in Nara. It is traditionally held that the deities of Hiraoka were transferred to Mount Kasuga in 768 (Jingo Keiun 2), an event regarded as the founding of Kasuga Taisha. The shrine enshrines the four Kasuga deities: Amenokoyane no Mikoto, Himemiko no Kami,…
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Origins
The exact founding date of Hiraoka Jinja remains unclear, but according to shrine tradition, the deities Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto and Himemiko-no-Kami were enshrined on the western slopes of Mount Ikoma before the accession of Emperor Jimmu. Later, Futsunushi-no-Kami and Takemikazuchi-no-Kami were adde…