tachibana honnin sha

📍 Wakayama, 海南市 · kainan shi shimotsu machi tachibana hon 779

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Enshrined 田道間守命, 熊野坐大神

Festival みかん祭（10月10日）・全国銘菓奉献祭（4月第1日曜日）

Heritage 所坂王子旧址（和歌山県指定史跡、1974年指定）

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Tachimoto Shrine in Kainan City, Wakayama, enshrines Tajimamori-no-Mikoto, the deity of sweets, and the kami of Kumano. According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, Emperor Suinin commanded Tajimamori to journey to the eternal land and bring back the tachibana orange, ancestor of the modern mikan. The site is also the former location of Tokosaka-oji, one of the Kumano Ninety-Nine Oji stations, designated as a prefectural historic site. A wooden plaque dated 1437 remains. Each October 10th, the Mikan Festival is held in honor of his legendary journey.