A local shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture dedicated to earth deities and land spirits. The name Chijin Daijin refers to the great earth kami worshipped for protection of the land and agricultural prosperity.
- Denomination
- Earth deity worship
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Earth kami and local protective deities
- Kami enshrined
- Chijin, Earth kami
- Coordinates
- 33.9356598, 130.9290481
Visitor tip
As with many local earth deity shrines, offerings of rice or sake are traditional ways to show respect to the land kami.
Cultural notes
Earth deity worship represents one of the most ancient forms of Shinto practice, focusing on reverence for the land and its spiritual forces that sustain human communities.