Shinto shrine
Kada Kasuga Jinja
加太春日神社（かだかすがじんじゃ）
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture
A shrine in Kada, Wakayama City, whose principal kami are the three Kasuga kami, Ame no Koyane no Ōkami, Takemikazuchi no Ōkami and Futsunushi no Ōkami. Amaterasu Ōmikami and Sumiyoshi no Ōkami are also enshrined, and its munafuda (ridge tag) of Keichō 1 is an Important Cultural Property.
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: Ame no Koyane no Ōkami, Takemikazuchi no Ōkami, Futsunushi no Ōkami (also enshrined: Amaterasu Ōmikami, Sumiyoshi no Ōkami)
History and things to know
According to the official history of the shrine, the date of its founding is not clear; based on old records of the Kii no Kuni no Miyatsuko family, it is said to have begun when, at the time of Emperor Jinmu's eastern expedition, Amenomichine no Mikoto landed at Kada Bay and enshrined Amaterasu Ōmikami. In the Kagen era the jitō (land steward) 日野光福 enshrined the three Kasuga kami, his ancestral kami, and called it "Kasuga-sha", and in the Tenshō era Kuwayama Shigeharu is said to have moved it to its present site. The munafuda of Keichō 1 (1596) proves that large-scale construction of the buildings was carried out.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Its detached shrines, Hiyoshi Jinja (Miyama, Wakayama City) and Kotohiragū (Kada), are in places separate from the main shrine.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 加太春日神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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