Kō Shrine

Kō Shrine (興神社) is a Sōja shrine in , Nagasaki Prefecture. It enshrines all the kami of the shrines in Iki Province. It is located next to .

Ichinomiya and Soja are not the same thing but were sometimes combined

Kou Shrine is near the . These ruins were once the royal capital of . The shrine is sometimes considered the Ichinomiya or the most important shrine of Iki Province.

Its name comes from  which is a kind of old government office. It now uses the character in the name of the old King of Japan  (興).

 Deities 
The shrine honors several gods. These include Tarashi Nakatsuhiko no Mikoto and Okinaga Tarashi Hime no Mikoto. Nintoku Tenno and Ameno Tajikarawo no Mikoto are also worshipped here. Yaomoikane no Kami and Sumiyoshi no Okami are other deities.

It also has a shrine to all the deities of Iki Province.

 Alleged powers and blessings 
The shrine is believed to give safe childbirth and childcare, fortune, and family safety to visitors.

 History 
The shrine was built in the year 811. It is linked to governmental seals. It is possibly the first shrine in Sanuki Country.

Kou Shrine appears in "Nihon Montokutenno Jitsuroku." It is also in "Dainihonkoku Ichinomiya ki.".

Gallery

Related pages
 Ichinomiya
 Amanotanagao Shrine (Iki Province Ichinomiya)

References

Category:Son-sha
Category:Shinto shrines
Category:Sōja shrines
Category:Myōjin Taisha
Category:Shikinaisha in Iki Island