Registration Date：1965.05.29
The main shrine, rebuilt in 1648 by Katsunari Mizuno, the first lord of the Fukuyama domain.
Large-scale repair work to be carried out in 2020-2022
The main shrine, repainted in vivid vermilion.
A hinoki bark roof, a traditional technique of layering cypress bark and securing it with thin bamboo nails.
The sacred pond, the largest in Japan, is used to purify the body and soul before worshipping.
A stone statue of the children's story "Momotaro," which is said to be modeled after the main deity, Ookibitsuhiko-no-mikoto.
The Great Abyssinian Tree, said to be over 600 years old.
On April 22, 2022, a relocation festival was held to return the Holy Spirit to the main shrine.
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Bingo IchinomiyaKibitsujinja is said to have been consecrated from BitchuKibitsujinja in 806, and after the shrine was burned down and rebuilt several times, the current main shrine was built in 1648 by Katsunari Mizuno, the first lord of the Fukuyama domain. The shrine was burned down and rebuilt several times. The sacred tree, Ginkgo, and the sacred pond, which is one of the most famous in the country, are also widely worshipped. The sacred tree, Ginkgo, and the sacred pond, one of the best in Japan, are all worth seeing. The Shinchi Museum of History and Folklore, which is a five-minute drive from our office, is planning to hold a special exhibition on Kibitsujinja in 2022. We hope you will stop by there as well.
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Description
Kibitsu Shrine is a historic shrine that was founded in 806. Being the most influential shrine in the region, it is referred to as Bingo-no-Kuni Ichinomiya (literally "the one shrine of Bingo Province") and called “Ikkyu-san” (literally "Honorable One Shrine") by the locals. It has been rebuilt twice, after fires that occurred in 1229 and 1332. In 1648, Katsunari Mizuno, the first lord of the Fukuyama Domain, rebuilt the Honden ("main hall," designated as a National Important Cultural Property). It is recorded that one year in July, the deity of the shrine was transferred to a temporary main hall, and then to the reconstructed main hall. A festival was held to celebrate the transfer to the main hall on October 13th of that year. During the preservation and repair work that began in 2019, an inked inscription was found on part of the roof indicating "Keian 1", the year 1648, when the Honden was rebuilt. The chidorihafu, which is a decorative roof on the front, combined with the nokikarahafu, the curved part of the roof below it, create a solemn impression. The roof is thatched with cypress bark, and with a width of 18.48 meters and a depth of 9.7 meters, this structure is one of the largest honden in Japan. This building is full of charming details, such as the beautiful carvings on the curved wooden struts beneath the eaves, called kaerumata, and the more than 2,000 decorative metal fixtures adorned with the Mizuno family crest.
Cultural property information
【Opening hours】
9:30-16:30
【Closing day】
None
【Fee】
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【External link】
Back to cultural properties in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture
