Shinto shrine
Itakiso Jinja
伊太祁曽神社（いたきそじんじゃ）
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture
The Ichinomiya of Kii Province, a shrine enshrining Isotakeru no Mikoto, who is recorded in the Nihon Shoki as having gone around the country planting trees. As a kami of trees, it is visited by many people connected with timber, and its side halls enshrine his younger sisters, Ōyatsuhime no Mikoto and Tsumatsuhime no Mikoto.
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: Isotakeru no Mikoto (in the side halls, Ōyatsuhime no Mikoto and Tsumatsuhime no Mikoto)
History and things to know
According to the official guide, it first appears with a date in the Shoku Nihongi for Taihō 2 (702), and according to the "Kan'ei-ki" it was enshrined at its present site in Wadō 6 (713). In the Engishiki it was ranked as a Myōjin Taisha, and it became a Kokuhei Chūsha in Meiji 18 and a Kanpei Chūsha in Taishō 7.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Nyū Jinja, regarded as its inner shrine, and Inomori (亥の森), the former shrine site, are in places separate from the main shrine.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 伊太祁曽神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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