Ibusuki Shrine
鹿児島県
A 7th-century Engishiki shrine in the southern Satsuma Peninsula, where a 1000-year-old sacred camphor tree still stands.
Founded
700
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5 min drive from Ibusuki Station
773 Higashigata, Ibusuki, Kagoshima
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Overview
A Heian-era shrine dedicated to Amaterasu, one of the oldest shrines in the southern Satsuma Peninsula.
Origins
Ibusuki Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around the 7th century (circa 700 AD), making it one of the oldest centers of ancient worship on the southern Satsuma Peninsula. Its principal deity is Ohirumenomuchi-no-Mikoto (Amaterasu Omikami), the goddess of the sun. The shrine is listed…
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Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大日孁貴命"
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