Ōdara Yosemiya

The Ōdara Yosemiya (大多羅寄宮) was a Shinto shrine located in the Ōdara neighbourhood of what is now Naka-ku in the city of Okayama, in the San'yō region of Japan. The shrine no longer exists, but its ruins were designated as a National Historic Site in 1927. [1]

Ōdara Yosemiya
大多羅寄宮
Ōdara Yosemiya ruins
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Ōdara Yosemiya ruins
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Ōdara Yosemiya (Japan)
LocationNaka-ku, Okayama, Japan
RegionSan'yō region
Coordinates34°40′9.2″N 134°0′29.8″E
Typeshrine ruin
History
Foundedc.17th century
PeriodsEdo period
Site notes
Public accessYes

History

In 1666, Ikeda Mitsumasa, the daimyō of the Okayama Domain, ordered a survey of all Shinto shrines in his territory, and granted official charters to 601 shrines dedicated to various Ubusunagami. The remaining 10,524 shrines were all abolished, and their shintai were collected into 71 newly established. "Yosemiya" shrines (literals "collective shrines") located at each local magistrate's office. In 1712, Ikeda Tsunemasa, the next daimyō, expanded the precincts of Kugunochi Shrine in Ōdara Village and then merged 66 of the 71 Yosemiya together into the enlarged shrine. The Ōdara Yosemiya was maintained by the Ikeda clan to the end of the Edo period, but quickly fell into disrepair after the abolition of the han system and was merged with nearby Fuse Shrine in 1875. At present, the site is in ruins with fragments of stone torii gates and the foundations of the former shrine structures. It was designated as a national historic site in 1927 as a symbol of the unique religious policy of the Okayama Domain. [2]

The Ōdara Yosemiya ruins are about ten minutes on foot from Ōdara Station on the JR West Akō Line. [2]

See also

References
  1. "大多羅寄宮跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)

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