Sacred place
Kifune Shrine
Kifune Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, is the head of about 450 Kifune shrines nationwide, enshrining the water deities Takaokami and Kuraokami.
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A Sakyo Ward head shrine of water deities Takaokami and Kuraokami, listed in the Engishiki Jinmyocho.
Description
Kifune Shrine, located in Kuramakibune-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, is the head shrine of about 450 Kifune branch shrines nationwide and the principal water shrine of the realm. It is recorded in the Engishiki Jinmyocho of Yamashiro Province as Kifune Shrine, a Myojin Taisha. The honsha enshrines Takaokami-no-Kami, while the okumiya enshrines Kuraokami-no-Kami; both are recorded in the upper book of the Kojiki as kami who arose from the blood dripping from the sword with which Izanagi cut down Kagutsuchi-no-Kami. The Yui-no-Yashiro enshrines Iwanaga-hime, recorded in the Kojiki as the elder sister of Konohanasakuya-hime. Shrine tradition relates that Tamayori-hime, mother of Jinmu Tenno, sailed up the Yodo, Kamo, and Kifune rivers in a yellow boat and disembarked at the okumiya to enshrine the water deity. Heian court rites of praying for rain or its cessation centered on this shrine.
Enshrined deities
Sources
貴船神社 公式由緒
Institutional source京都市左京区鞍馬貴船町鎮座 貴船神社の御祭神（高龗神）・水神祭祀の総本宮・延喜式名神大社・歴代朝廷の祈雨祈晴奉幣に関する公式由緒。
https://kifunejinja.jp/貴船神社 - Wikipedia 日本語版 / Wikidata
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors / Wikidata contributors
貴船神社の名称、所在地、座標を確認するため、Wikidata item Q276779 と日本語版 Wikipedia を参照。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%B4%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE貴船神社 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
貴船神社の沿革・全国貴船神社総本宮・水神高龗神祭祀・絵馬発祥地伝承・和泉式部参籠の和歌・三社詣に関する二次整理。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%B4%E8%88%B9%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE
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