Shinto shrine
Ishizuchi Jinja
石鎚神社（いしづちじんじゃ）
Saijō, Ehime Prefecture
A shrine of mountain worship, with its main shrine in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, that venerates Ishizuchisan, the highest peak in western Japan. Its enshrined kami is Ishizuchibiko no Mikoto, and it consists of four shrines: the main shrine, Jōju-sha, Chōjō-sha and the Tsuchigoya Yōhaiden.
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: Ishizuchibiko no Mikoto (Ishizuchi Ōkami)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, En no Gyōja is said to have opened Ishizuchisan in 685, in the Asuka period, and later Jakusen Bosatsu revered it as Ishizuchi Zaō Daigongen and founded the Jōjū-sha (today's Jōju-sha). After the era of Shinto–Buddhist syncretism, in which Yokomine-ji and Maegami-ji served as its bettō temples, it was established as Ishizuchi Jinja in the Meiji separation of Shinto and Buddhism. It is said that from the Kanbun era onward it was also deeply revered by the lords of the Saijō and Komatsu domains.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
The Kuchinomiya main shrine (Nishida, Saijō) and, in the mountains, the Nakamiya Jōju-sha, the Okumiya Chōjō-sha at the summit of Misen and the Tsuchigoya Yōhaiden are at separate locations. Priests are stationed at the Chōjō-sha only from May 1 to November 3.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 石鎚神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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