Shinto shrine
Kotonomama Hachimangū
事任八幡宮（ことのままはちまんぐう）
Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture
An old shrine said to be the ichinomiya (chief shrine) of Tōtōmi Province, regarded as corresponding to Kotonomachi Jinja in the register of shrines in the Engishiki. Its chief enshrined kami is Kotonomachihime no Mikoto, regarded as a kami who binds matters together through words, and the three Hachiman kami are enshrined with her.
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: Kotonomachihime no Mikoto (chief kami); Hachiman Ōkami (Hondawake no Mikoto, Okinagatarashihime no Mikoto and Tamayorihime no Mikoto)
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, the date of its founding is unknown, but there is a record placing it around the time of Emperor Seimu; it is said that in Daidō 2 (807) Sakanoue no Tamuramaro restored it by imperial order and moved it from Mt. Hongū to the present Satomiya. In Kōhei 5 (1062) Minamoto no Yoriyoshi invited the spirit of Iwashimizu Hachimangū and the shrine took the name Hachimangū, and a munafuda (ridge tag) remains recording that Tokugawa Ieyasu built the main sanctuary. It was renamed Kotonomama Hachimangū in Shōwa 22, and in Heisei 11 its chief enshrined kami was recognized as Kotonomachihime no Mikoto.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There is still a small shrine on Mt. Hongū, which is in a different place from the Satomiya in Yasaka, Kakegawa.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 事任八幡宮「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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