This mountain shrine serves as the head shrine for the worship of Ishizuchi-no-Mikoto, the kami of Mount Ishizuchi in the Shikoku mountain range. Pilgrims and mountaineers visit to seek protection for safe mountain climbing and to honor the sacred peaks that have been revered since ancient times. The shrine is particularly significant for those undertaking spiritual mountain asceticism (yamabushi practices) and draws worshippers seeking strength, endurance, and spiritual purification through connection with the mountain deity.
- Religion
- shinto
- Coordinates
- 33.5307708, 133.5115671