An ancient shrine on the slopes of Mount Tsukuba (877m), praised as 'the Fuji of the West, the Tsukuba of the East,' enshrining Tsukuba-o-no-Kami and Tsukuba-me-no-Kami. The twin-peaked mountain of Nantaisan and Nyotaisan has been revered since ancient times as a mountain of matchmaking, and is even sung about in the Manyoshu, Japan's oldest poetry anthology. Receiving reverence from the imperial …

The exact founding date of Tsukubasan Jinja remains unknown, but the mountain itself has been venerated as a sacred divine body (shintai) since ancient times, with worship of Tsukuba-o-no-Kami (identified with Izanagi) and Tsukuba-me-no-Kami (identified with Izanami) said to have continued from time…