Abe-jinja Shrine (安倍神社)

Abe-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kamogata-cho, Asakuchi City, Okayama Prefecture. ABE no Seimei is enshrined.

History

On the site of the residence of ABE no Seimei, there has been a Hokora (a small shrine) enshrining him. The shrine was established in 1942 by the settlers aiming to reclaim Mt. Abe (in Okayama Prefecture). In the precincts, there are a temple building, the site of the residence of ABE no Seimei, Hokora enshrining Seimei Daigongen (the Great Avatar of Seimei), and so on.

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