Shinto shrine
Aitsuchi Jinja
相槌神社（あいつちじんじゃ）
Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture
A small shrine about an 8-minute walk from Keihan “Iwashimizu-hachimangū” Station in Yawata, enshrining Uka no Mitama, the kami of Inari.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Uka no Mitama
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, when 大原五郎太夫安綱, a swordsmith of Hōki Province, was forging a sword, a kami appeared and struck the alternating hammer blows (aizuchi) with him, and so the kami was enshrined here. According to the official guide, this is the place where Yasutsuna and the Inari kami used the water of Yama-no-i to make the famous swords “Higekiri” and “Hizamaru.”
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Amulets, goshuin and other items are offered not at Aitsuchi Jinja but at the office of Kasuga Jinja in Yawata Nishijima, Yawata (check the dates in the official notices).
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 相槌神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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