Izushi Shrine, Shinto shrine in Izushi, Toyooka, Japan
Izushi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Toyooka and ranks among the major shrines in the region. The grounds feature traditional buildings with characteristic roof designs, prayer paths, and quiet garden spaces distributed across the property.
Izushi Shrine is first documented in Tajima Province tax records of 737. The Engishiki of 927 lists it as a Myōjin Taisha and ichinomiya of Tajima. In 1504 it burned during a Yamana clan conflict and was rebuilt by 1525; after Toyotomi Hideyoshi took the area in 1580 it declined. Fire destroyed the buildings again in 1910, and the present structures date from 1914.
Locals call the shrine "Ikkyū-san", after its rank as ichinomiya, the leading shrine of Tajima Province. Its main festival is held on 20 October. The shrine keeps a wakizashi short sword of 39.2 cm, inscribed "Tanshū Kunimitsu" with eight Siddhaṃ letters, donated in 1881 and now an Important Cultural Property.
The shrine is accessible on foot from central Toyooka and features marked pathways throughout the grounds. It is advisable to dress appropriately and respect local conventions when entering sacred areas.
In 1933, remnants of an old torii were dug up with many old coins in the Torii neighborhood about 500 meters west of the precincts, showing the grounds were once far larger; the fragments are a Toyooka City Tangible Cultural Property.
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