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Kitashita Shrine

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A minor shrine listed in the Engishiki located in Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture, known for enshrining a deity of ironworking.

Enshrined deities

Ame-no-Kaguyama-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto

History

According to shrine tradition, the deity was enshrined in the 7th year of Emperor Suinin's reign. It was listed as a minor shrine in the Kijō district in the Engishiki (a 10th-century codex of shrine names). The shrine is believed to have been maintained by the Kaji no Tsukasa no Muraji, a clan of smiths belonging to the Monobe Oki no Muraji lineage. The shrine name "Kitashita" is said to mean "the field of the Kita clan," and the enshrined deity is a god of ironworking who forges iron.

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