A shrine in Okayama dedicated to Kurozumi Munetada (1780-1850), founder of the Kurozumi-kyo Shinto sect. Munetada experienced a direct spiritual communion with Amaterasu in 1814 and established his sect, which became one of the thirteen authorized Shinto sects in 1885. The shrine complex serves as the head establishment of the movement.

Kurozumi Munetada (1780–1850), founder of Kurozumi-kyo, was born into a family of shrine priests at Imamura in Bizen Province (present-day Kita-ku, Okayama City). On the winter solstice of 1814, while performing sun-worship austerities, he experienced a profound spiritual union with Amaterasu Omikam…