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Mizunokami Jinja (Mizunokami Shrine)
大分県大分市大字横尾
Situated on Mount Takao, this is a sacred site where legends of the Ryujin (dragon deity) live on. The grounds feature the Ryujin-no-ike (Dragon Deity Pond), where sacred stones were said to have emerged, and several stone torii gates (traditional Japanese gates) that evoke a sense of history.
Enshrined deities
Watatsumi-no-Kami (sea deity)
History
The origins of Mizunokami Jinja date back to 1172 CE (Jōan 2), when a mysterious light appeared on Mount Takao during a period of severe drought. It is said that the following day, the Watazumigami (a deity of water) appeared above the pillows of the villagers, delivering an oracle to enshrine the white stones in the mountain pond as Ryujin (dragon deities). Legend has it that when the villagers retrieved and enshrined the sacred stones from the pond, rain fell, leading to a bountiful harvest of five grains.
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