Kibitsu Shrine


Kibitsu Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Honden-Haiden is a National Treasure and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri style of architecture, although the Soshidō of Hokekyō-ji is now believed to have been modeled thereon.

History

Kibitsu Shrine was the chief Shinto shrine of Bitchū Province.
The enshrined kami is Kibitsuhiko-no-mikoto, who was the son of legendary Emperor Korei.
The shrine was one of 23 sanctuaries in the mid-range of ranked Imperial shrines or Kanpei-chūsha.

Buildings