| Amenonaemasu no mikoto is the founding father of Katori-muraji, a family who had served as the head Shinto priest (called 'Daiguji' (high priest of a great shrine), or 'Onegi') of Katori-jinja Shrine for generations, and enshrined in Matami-jinja Shrine (also referred to as Wakaomi-jinja Shrine), one of sessha (auxiliary shrines) of Katori-jinja Shrine. |
香取神宮の神職首座（大宮司、大禰宜）を代々つとめる香取連の祖で、香取神宮の摂社の一つ、又見神社（または、若御児神社ともいう）に祭られている。 |