Ani Shrine
{{Short description|Shinto shrine in Oyakama}}
{{infobox shinto shrine
| religious_affiliation = Shinto
| image = Ani jinja 05.JPG
| deity = Itsuse no Mikoto,
}}
Ani Shrine (安仁神社) is a Shinto shrine located in Okayama City, Japan.{{Cite book |last=Thal |first=Sarah |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4bQbNeJJ_ogC&dq=Ani+jinja&pg=PA361 |title=Rearranging the Landscape of the Gods: The Politics of a Pilgrimage Site in Japan, 1573-1912 |date=February 2005 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-79421-1 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Walker |first=Sophie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=42LfGKAJNdUC&q=Ani+jinja |title=The Japanese Garden |date=2017-11-08 |publisher=Phaidon Press |isbn=978-0-7148-7477-7 |language=en}} It is one of three governmental Shinto shrines dedicated to imperial ancestors.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtwgAQAAMAAJ&dq=Ani+Shrine&pg=PA1133 |title=The Japan Year Book |date=1934 |publisher=Japan Year Book Office |language=en}} It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it.{{Cite web |title=別表神社とは？御朱印めぐりに参考になる「別表神社一覧」とマップ {{!}} 開運戦隊ゴシュインジャー |url=https://jinja-gosyuin.com/beppyou/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=jinja-gosyuin.com}}
According to its legend it was an area where Itsuse no Mikoto stayed in Jimmu's Eastern Expedition.{{Citation |title=【安仁神社】神武東征の折、数年間滞在。即位後皇兄たちをこの地に祀る。延喜式神名帳に「名神大社」と記された備前国唯一の古社 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0qVGth0Cyo |access-date=2023-12-01 |language=en}}
History
The Ani Shrine was originally ranked as Myojin Taisha (名神大社) and designated as the ichinomiya of the province in the early Heian period Engishiki. However, its association with Fujiwara no Sumitomo during his 939–941 revolt led to its demotion. In contrast, the Kibitsu Shrine, the parent shrine of Kibitsuhiko Jinja, supported imperial forces against Fujiwara no Sumitomo by writing prayers for their victory. As a result, Kibitsuhiko Jinja in Bizen was elevated to the status of ichinomiya. The history of Kibitsuhiko Jinja is less clear, with the earliest historical documentation appearing in the late Heian period, although legend traces it back to the reign of Empress Suiko as Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto's residence.{{cite book |last1=Yoshiki |first1=Emi |title=Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido |date=2007 |publisher=PHP Institute |isbn=978-4569669304 |language=Japanese}}{{cite book |last1=Okada |first1=Shoji |title=Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri |date=2014 |publisher=Heibonsha |isbn=978-4582945614 |language=Japanese}}
Worshipped deities
Ani shrine also worships the other brothers of Jimmu as shown in the tree below
{{Three generations of Hyuga}}
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