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Tottori, Tottori Prefecture
At a Glance
Takenouchi no Sukune, the deity enshrined here, was reportedly over 360 years old when he vanished on Mt. Ube. Two monoliths behind the shrine mark what's believed to be his burial mound.
Ube Jinja is the ichinomiya, or highest-ranked shrine, of former Inaba Province.
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The divine spirits venerated at this sacred place
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Fascinating facts about this place
Takenouchi no Sukune, the deity enshrined here, was reportedly over 360 years old when he vanished on Mt. Ube. Two monoliths behind the shrine mark what's believed to be his burial mound.
Ube Jinja is the ichinomiya, or highest-ranked shrine, of former Inaba Province.
Composer Akira Ifukube, famous for creating Godzilla's roar and theme music, is the grandson of the shrine's 65th-generation head priest from the hereditary Ifubuki clan.
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked Tottori Castle in 1581, the shrine burned completely to ashes. It wasn't rebuilt until 1633 with help from the local daimyō.
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