Izumo Daijingu

Izumo Daijingū is the ichinomiya of former Tamba Province, located in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture. Enshrining Ōkuninushi no Kami and his consort Mihotsuhime no Mikoto, with the sacred mountain Mikage-yama as its shintai (divine body), this shrine holds the alternative name "Moto-Izumo" (Original Izumo) based on the tradition that the deity was enshrined here before being transferred to Izumo Taisha in Shimane. Until the end of the Edo period, "the god of Izumo" commonly referred to this Kyoto shrine, not the Shimane one. First documented in the Nihon Kiryaku (818 CE), the shrine is listed as a Myōjin Taisha in the Engishiki. The main hall, built in the nagare-zukuri style with a cypress bark roof, dates to 1345 and is a designated National Important Cultural Property. The shrine operates independently of the Association of Shinto Shrines as a tandoku (independent) shrine. Today the shrine is widely known for en-musubi (forging human bonds and marriage), drawing visitors who drink from the Manai spring that rises from sacred Mikage-yama. The mountain spring waters are believed to bring long life and good health, and the serene forest setting makes this one of the most atmospheric shrines in the Kyoto region.

Izumo Daijingu is located in Kameoka-shi, Kyoto. The full address is: Chitose-cho Chitose Izumo, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto.

The enshrined deities are: Okuninushi no Mikoto, Mihotsu Hime no Mikoto.