The forest enshrines Kannabi (also called Kamunabi), a kami (spirit or god) of Koshinto (literally 'old Shinto,' as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism), and so is also known as Kamishiro (literally 'ancient times'). |
古神道における神奈備(かむなび・かんなび)という神が鎮座する森のことで神代・上代(かみしろ)ともいう。 |