Ani Shrine

Ani Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityItsuse no Mikoto,

Inahi no Mikoto,

Mikeiri no Mikoto
Glossary of Shinto

Ani Shrine (安仁神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Okayama City, Japan.[1][2] It is one of three governmental Shinto shrines dedicated to imperial ancestors.[3] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.[4]

According to its legend it was an area where Itsuse no Mikoto stayed in Jimmu's Eastern Expedition.[5]

History

The Ani Shrine was originally ranked as Myojin Taisha (名神大社) and designated as the ichinomiya of the province in the early Heian period Engishiki. However, its association with Fujiwara no Sumitomo during his 939–941 revolt led to its demotion. In contrast, the Kibitsu Shrine, the parent shrine of Kibitsuhiko Jinja, supported imperial forces against Fujiwara no Sumitomo by writing prayers for their victory. As a result, Kibitsuhiko Jinja in Bizen was elevated to the status of ichinomiya. The history of Kibitsuhiko Jinja is less clear, with the earliest historical documentation appearing in the late Heian period, although legend traces it back to the reign of Empress Suiko as Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto's residence.[6][7]

Worshipped deities

Ani shrine also worships the other brothers of Jimmu as shown in the tree below

Amaterasu[8]Takamimusubi[9]
Ame-no-oshihomimi[8]Takuhadachiji-hime[9]Ōyamatsumi[10]
Ninigi-no-Mikoto[8]
（天孫）		Konohanasakuya-hime[10]Watatsumi[11]
Hoderi[10][12]Hosuseri[10]
（海幸彦）		Hoori[10]
（山幸彦）		Toyotama-hime[11]UtsushihikanasakuFurutama-no-mikoto
Tensori no Mikoto[12]Ugayafukiaezu[13]Tamayori-hime[11]Azumi people（Owari clan
Yamato clan)
Hayato people[12]Itsuse[13]Inahi[13]Mikeiri[13]Jimmu[13]Ahiratsu-hime
Imperial House of JapanTagishimimi[14]
  • Red background is female.
  • Green background means groups
  • Bold letters are three generations of Hyuga.

References

  1. ^ Thal, Sarah (February 2005). Rearranging the Landscape of the Gods: The Politics of a Pilgrimage Site in Japan, 1573-1912. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-79421-1.
  2. ^ Walker, Sophie (2017-11-08). The Japanese Garden. Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0-7148-7477-7.
  3. ^ The Japan Year Book. Japan Year Book Office. 1934.
  4. ^ "別表神社とは？御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ | 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー". jinja-gosyuin.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. ^ 【安仁神社】神武東征の折、数年間滞在。即位後皇兄たちをこの地に祀る。延喜式神名帳に「名神大社」と記された備前国唯一の古社, retrieved 2023-12-01
  6. ^ Yoshiki, Emi (2007). Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido (in Japanese). PHP Institute. ISBN 978-4569669304.
  7. ^ Okada, Shoji (2014). Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri (in Japanese). Heibonsha. ISBN 978-4582945614.
  8. ^ a b c Borgen, Robert; Ury, Marian (April 1990). "Readable Japanese Mythology: Selections from Nihon shoki and Kojiki" (PDF). The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese. 24 (1). American Association of Teachers of Japanese: 61–97. doi:10.2307/489230. JSTOR 489230. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b https://archive.today/20230406174104/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9716
  10. ^ a b c d e Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697, translated from the original Chinese and Japanese by William George Aston. Book II, page 73. Tuttle Publishing. Tra edition (July 2005). First edition published 1972. ISBN 978-0-8048-3674-6
  11. ^ a b c Akima, Toshio (1993). "The Origins of the Grand Shrine of Ise and the Cult of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami". Japan Review. 4 (4): 143. ISSN 0915-0986. JSTOR 25790929.
  12. ^ a b c Tsugita, Masaki (2001) [1977]. 古事記 （上） 全訳注 [Complete Translated and Annotated Kojiki, Part 1]. Vol. 38. 講談社学術文庫. p. 205. ISBN 4-06-158207-0.
  13. ^ a b c d e The History of Nations: Japan. Dept. of education. Japan. H. W. Snow. 1910.
  14. ^ The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters. Tuttle Publishing. 19 June 2012. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4629-0511-9.

34°36′37″N 134°05′46″E / 34.6103°N 134.0960°E / 34.6103; 134.0960

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