Kirishima Jingu is a shrine located in Kirishima Taguchi, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture.It is a shrine of the Enki-shiki internal shrine, and the old shrine is a large shrine.
In the reign of Emperor Kinmei (6th century), a monk named Keiin Shonin “Setao” (back gate hill, Setoo) between Mt. Takachiho and Mt.It is said that the shrine was built in 1945, and it is said that it was built in the first year of Emperor Kinmei (540).
Since Mt. Takachiho is considered to be the folklore of the descendants of Japanese mythology, the gods related to the third generation of Hinata are currently enshrined, but it is said that the shrine originally started from the mountain worship that targets Mt.Conceivable.
Since the original shrine site, Setao, was near the crater, the shrine was often burned by the eruption, and was destroyed by the eruption of Mihachi in July of the 7th year of Enryaku (788).
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