Ube Shrine in Kokufu-cho, Tottori City, is the ichinomiya — the highest-ranked shrine — of the former Inaba Province. Its enshrined deity, Takenouchi no Sukune, is venerated as a god of longevity, matchmaking, and childbirth. In the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki, Takenouchi no Sukune is a legendary long-lived minister said to have served five emperors and lived over 360 years; as the foremost deity of lo…

Venerated from ancient times as the ichinomiya of Inaba Province. Tradition holds that the shrine was founded in the age of Emperor Nintoku to enshrine Takenouchi no Sukune. As the chief guardian shrine of Inaba Province it received deep reverence from successive provincial governors and domain lord…