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A shrine at the tip of Misaki in Ako, its torii standing toward the sea.
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Iwatsuhime Shrine is a shrine in Misaki, Ako, Hyogo Prefecture. It is an Engishiki-listed shrine, with the former shrine rank of district shrine. Located in the Ako Misaki Onsen town, it is enshrined facing the sea. It draws worship as a deity of safe voyages and of matchmaking. The deity is Iwatsuhime no Okami. It is said to have originally been Toyouke-hime, or the consort deity (hime-gami) of the deity (Onamuji no Kami) of Iwaimasu Onamochi Mitama Shrine (now Iwa Shrine), the Ichinomiya of Harima Province. It has long been called 'Misaki Myojin.' It is an ancient shrine listed first among the three shrines of Ako District in the Engishiki Jinmyocho of the Heian period.
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