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Nakayama Shrine
中山神社
Nakayama Shrine
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Nakayama Shrine (中山神社, Nakayama Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The main kami enshrined at Nakayama Jinja is Kagamitsukuri no kami (鏡作神), the god of mirror-making. It was formerly a national shrine of the second rank (官幣社, kanpeisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. The shrine was established in 707. It was the ichinomiya of the former Mimasaka Province.

The shrine's main festival is held annually on April 29.