Konoshima Jinja (Kaiko no Yashiro)
京都府
One of Kyoto's oldest shrines recorded in 604, housing Japan's only three-pillared torii and preserving the sericulture faith of the ancient Hata immigrant clan
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, first mentioned in records from 604, popularly known as Kaiko no Yashiro (Silkworm Shrine). Associated with the Hata clan of continental origin, it has long been venerated by textile workers as a guardian deity of sericulture and weaving. The precinct contains Japan's only mitsubashira-torii (three-pillar torii gate), a mysterious structure that can be approache…
This shrine is one of the oldest in Kyoto, with its earliest written record dating to 604 CE during the reign of Empress Suiko. Its deities include Amenominakanushi no Kami, Ōkunitama no Kami, and Hohodemi no Mikoto, and the shrine has long been venerated as a guardian of sericulture and weaving. It…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "天御中主命"
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