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Imabe Shrine
吉野川市山川町忌部山１４
Located in Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, this shrine is also known as Yamasaki Imabe Shrine. It has been revered for a long time as the clan deity of the Imabe clan of Awa. It holds the tradition of offering a rough hemp garment (araginu) for the Daijōsai (Imperial New Year Thanksgiving Festival).
History
The shrine's origins date back to the second year of Emperor Suinin's reign, when the Imabe clan of Awa enshrined their ancestral deity, Himasuhare-no-Mikoto. It has been revered as a clan deity since ancient times. In the medieval period, Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Nasu no Yoichi dedicated swords and bows and arrows to pray for victory in battle. During the Eikyō era, an earthquake caused the shrine to collapse and relocate to its current site, where it was enshrined as a small shrine beside Oji Gongen. In the Meiji era, there was a fierce debate regarding its designation as a shrine listed in the Engishiki (a 10th-century codex), but it is currently classified as a village shrine.
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What visitors say
Walking up the approach path from Yamasaki Station, you will find an open parking lot and modest shrine buildings. The steps on the approach path are steep, and some stones are unstable, so a route via the roadway is recommended if you are concerned about footing. The shrine grounds feature explanatory signs related to the Daijōsai, and visitors report feeling refreshed after their visit.
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