Shinto shrine
Takemikumari Jinja
建水分神社（たけみくまりじんじゃ）
Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Prefecture
A shrine at the foot of Mt. Kongō in Chihayaakasaka Village, Osaka Prefecture, commonly called Suibun Jinja. It enshrines Ame no Minakanushi no Kami at the center, with kami connected with water: Ame no Mikumari no Kami, Kuni no Mikumari no Kami, Mizuhanome no Kami and Seoritsuhime no Kami.
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 Minakanushi no Kami, Ame no Mikumari no Kami, Kuni no Mikumari no Kami, Mizuhanome no Kami and Seoritsuhime no Kami
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it began when the kami were worshipped as water kami in the 5th year of the 10th emperor, Emperor Sujin, in response to famine and epidemics throughout the land, and it is a shikinaisha listed in the register of shrines in the Engishiki. In the time of Emperor Go-Daigo, Kusunoki Masashige rebuilt the shrine buildings on the mountain, and afterward it was also revered as the ujigami (clan kami) of the Kusunoki clan. The shrine is said to have declined for a time in the age of Oda Nobunaga and to have been restored with a donation from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In the precincts is the auxiliary shrine Nanmoku Jinja.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
Locally the shrine is known by its common name, "Suibun Jinja." The official guide says that when asking the way, the common name is more easily understood than the formal name, Takemikumari Jinja.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 建水分神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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