[1] The Kibitsu Jinja is located in the western part of Okayama city, facing north at the northwestern foot of Mount Kibi-Nakayama (elevation 175 meters) on the border between former Bizen Province and Bitchū Province.

The Honden-Haiden, which was re-built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, is a National Treasure and the sole exemplar of the kibitsu-zukuri style of architecture, although the Soshidō of Hokekyō-ji is now believed to have been modeled thereon.

The Shrine has a unique dual worship of Sorei or ancestral spirits alongside Mizuko kuyō[4]: 239  or cults of miscarried babies.

This setup has several meanings:[4]: 239 This way, the Kibitsu Shrine uses its ties to the Kibi clan.

According to the shrine's legend, it is located at the site of Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto's residence, where he died at the age of 281, and was buried on the summit of the mountain.

From the Kamakura through the Sengoku period, was revered by the samurai, and there were frequent restorations of the shrine and donations of territory.

[6][7] The shrine is a ten-minute walk from Kibitsu Station on the JR West Kibi Line.