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Its main hall in the oki-zukuri style is an Important Cultural Property. Oki Island, to which Retired Emperor Gotoba and Emperor Godaigo were exiled.
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Mizuwakasu Shrine is a shrine in Kori, Okinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture. It is a shrine listed in the Engishiki (a Myojin Taisha) and the Ichinomiya of Oki Province. Its former shrine rank was Kokuhei Chusha (national medium shrine), and it is now a Beppyo shrine of the Association of Shinto Shrines. Its crest is the 'sixteen-petal chrysanthemum'. The enshrined deities are the following three. The 'Inshu Shicho Gouki' gives the deity as Emperor Sujin, but this is thought to be a mistaken reading of the tradition that the deity appeared in the reign of Emperor Sujin. Mizuwakasu no Mikoto The Engishiki register of shrine names, completed in 927 (Encho 5), records one enshrined deity.
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Founded：Unknown (ancient) Shrine rank：Ichinomiya of Oki Province Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Safe sea voyages
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