Shinto shrine
Niu Kanshōbu Jinja
丹生官省符神社（にうかんしょうぶじんじゃ）
Kudoyama, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture
A shrine in Jison-in, Kudoyama, at the start of the Chōishi-michi trail that climbs to Kōyasan. It enshrines seven kami, beginning with Niutsuhime no Ōkami and Takamiko no Ōkami, in three sanctuaries.
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: Niutsuhime no Ōkami, Takamiko no Ōkami, Amaterasu Ōmikami, Ōgetsuhime no Ōkami, Homutawake no Ōkami, Ame no Koyane no Ōkami, Ichikishimahime no Ōkami
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it began when Kūkai opened Jison-in in Kōnin 7 (816) and founded it as Niu Kōya Myōjin-sha on the upper level directly in front of the approach. It later flourished as the sōja (general shrine) of the Kanshōbu estate, changing its name along the way. Its three main sanctuary buildings, rebuilt in Tenbun 10 (1541), remain as national Important Cultural Properties, and it is also inscribed as a World Heritage site.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The shrine stands on the upper level directly in front of the approach to the temple Jison-in, and is visited separately from Jison-in.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 丹生官省符神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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