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Kamo Jinja Zentsuji
香川県
An Engishiki-listed shrine enshrined in Zentsuji C…
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JR善通寺駅から徒歩15分
香川県善通寺市善通寺町
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賀茂別雷命
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An Engishiki-listed shrine enshrined in Zentsuji City with deep ties to Saeki Yoshimichi (Zentsuu), the father of Kobo Daishi Kukai, whose clan venerated it as their tutelary shrine. The very place name and temple name of Zentsuji derive from Saeki Yoshimichi, and the shrine is closely linked to his legacy. Adjacent to Zentsuji, the birthplace of Kukai, it preserves ancient Sanuki beliefs by enshr…
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Kamo Shrine is listed in the Engishiki, a governmental code compiled in the mid-Heian period, identifying it as one of the ancient shrines of Sanuki Province. The exact date of its founding is unknown, but it is traditionally said to have been venerated as the tutelary shrine of Saeki Yoshimichi, th…
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