Owari Ōkunitama Shrine

Owari Ōkunitama Shrine (尾張大国霊神社, Owari Ōkunitama Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was the sōja of Owari Province. The main kami enshrined is Ōkuninushi. The shrine's main festival is held annually on May 6. Due to its location near the site of the Nara period provincial capital of Owari Province, it is also called the Kōnomiya Shrine (国府宮神社) or Kōnomiya (国府宮)

Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
尾張大国霊神社
Heiden of Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityŌkuninushi
Okunitama
Location
LocationInazawa-shi, Aichi-ken
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine is located in Aichi Prefecture
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Shown within Aichi Prefecture
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine is located in Japan
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine (Japan)
Geographic coordinates35°15′22″N 136°48′18.5″E
Architecture
Date establishedpre-Nara period
Website
Official website
Glossary of Shinto

History

The original construction of this shrine is unknown. Although nominally dedicated to Ōkuninushi, this affiliation is uncertain, and the shrine asserts that it is dedicated to the tutelary spirits of the ancestors of the people of Owari. It became the sōja of Owari during the Nara period, and is mentioned in the Heian period Engishiki records. During the pre-World War II Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines, the shrine was ranked as a National Shrine, 3rd rank kokuhei-shōsha (国幣小社).

Two of the shrine's structures have been designated national Important Cultural Properties:

See also

References

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