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An ancient shrine in Taniyama…
JR指宿枕崎線谷山駅から徒歩10分
鹿児島県鹿児島市谷山中央7丁目
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An ancient shrine in Taniyama, Kagoshima City, enshrining Okuninushi-no-Mikoto as its principal deity. Recorded since the Heian period as the tutelary god of the Taniyama district, it has long been revered as a guardian of agriculture in southern Satsuma. It was venerated as the clan shrine of the Taniyama castle town, a key base of Shimazu domain administration in the south. The shrine is associa…
An ancient shrine long revered as the guardian deity of the Taniyama district. It was regarded as the clan shrine of the Taniyama castle town, a base for the Shimazu clan's governance of southern Satsuma.
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大己貴命"
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