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Kibitsu jinja (吉備津神社), also known as Kibitsuhiko jinja, is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Fukuyama, Hiroshima in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.
History
Kitbitsu jinja was the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Bingo Province. The enshrined kami is Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto (吉備津彦命), who was the son of legendary Emperor Korei.
The shrine was one of 50 of the lowest ranked, nationally significant shrines (Kokuhei Shōsha (国幣小社)).
The Honden dates from 1648.
References
Kibitsu jinja (Bingo) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA