明石川沿いに山森大明神と記すお稲荷様が祀られています。大明神の表記は古い地神の名残です。表札の正一位は稲荷によくみられる表記で、日本古来の神ではないお稲荷様のために冠位を記したとも言われています。
01.the Great Myojin, great god gracious deity, near the Akashi River
An ancient shrine noted Yamamori Great Myojin is enshrined near the Akashi River. Old people called their local god the Great Myojin. The word Sho-ichi-i , the formal highest rank of the Order, written on the nameplate is generally seen at most inari shrines. It is said that the court in the Heian wasn’t the original TeJapanese god.
明石ヘリテージマップ『城下』2017
