At the northern end of the Omine Mountains Yoshinoyama covers the Muta area, which is at the south of the Yoshino River, to Aonegamine. A pilgrimage route runs along the mountain ridge, and temples, shrines, accommodation, and shops on both sides of the routes forms a temple-shrine town. Cherry trees on the surrounding ridges and slopes, which have been planted and donated widely by the religious activities that based on the legend that En no Gyoja had carved the principal image, make this a unique cultural landscape.

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Originated in the ancient worship of divine water, this shrine is also called Komori-jinja. It is said that this shrine was once placed on Mt. Aonegamine and in the 12th century, under the influence of Shinto and Buddhism Unity theory, it came to be believed that the shrine deity was the incarnation of Jizo-bosatsu.

Shrine includes Honden, Haiden, Heiden, Romon and Kairo, all of which were reconstructed in 1605 by Hideyori who succeeded Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Deifying Kanayamahiko (Konsho-myojin) who is the landlord god of Kimpusen(from Yoshinoyama to Mt. Sanjogatake), this temple along with Yoshino Mikumari-jinja played an significant role as the Yoshino area that came to be revered as sacred mountains.

As Shugendo became prosperous, it ruled that ascetic practitioners had to go through four gates before Mineiri, and there was a Torii gate in front of the shrine that is the second one for them to go through.

As a central temple complex for the Shugendo and the sacred area for mountain faith, this temple has received great reverence since the mid-Heian era. Since the main hall of Ominesan-ji on Mt. Sanjogatake was called "Sanjo Zaodo", the main hall of Kimpusen-ji was called "Sange Zaodo". In the compound, centered by Zaodo, there stand a double-storied Niomon that faces north in the north of the main hall, and Kane no Torii that is a "Hosshimmon" to solidify the will of ascetic practice.

This shrine had been called "Yoshimizu-in" which was attached to Kimpusen-ji before the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Decree in the 1st year of Meiji and the decrees to annul Shugen were issued. Legend tells that Minamoto no Yoshitsune stayed here when he hid himself and it is also said that Emperor Godaigo used this shrine as a home.

This is a temple of the Shugendo is located on the mountaintop of Mt. Sanjogatake, which has been revered as a sacred mountain since ancient times. The temple was constructed in a sacred place, where according to a legend, Zao Gongen appeared in response to En no Gyoja's prayer. The main hall was constructed in 1691 and it is said that it was expanded to the present scale in1703. Having thick pillars and low eaves, this is a unique construction built on a high mountain.