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Kamayama Shrine

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Phone
  
+81 73-471-1457

Kamayama Shrine

Address
  
438 Wada, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture 641-0004, Japan

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Kamayama Shrine (竈山神社, Kamayama jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. The main kami enshrined here is Hikoisetsu no mikoto / Itsuse no Mikoto (彦五瀬命) eldest son of Ugayafukiaezu and older brother of Emperor Jimmu.

The shrine's main festival is held annually on October 13.

References

Kamayama Shrine Wikipedia