Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine | |
---|---|
Heiden of Owari Ōkunitama Shrine | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Ōkuninushi Okunitama |
Location | |
Location | Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken |
Geographic coordinates | 35°15′22″N 136°48′18.5″E / 35.25611°N 136.805139°E |
Architecture | |
Date established | pre-Nara period |
Website | |
Official website | |
![]() |
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine (
History
[edit]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 (
Two of the shrine's structures have been designated national Important Cultural Properties:
- Rōmon, built in early Muromachi period[1]
- Heiden, built in the early Edo period[2]
-
Torii and entry
-
Gate (ICP)
-
Hadaka Matsuri
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "
尾張 大国 霊神 社 楼門 " (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. - ^ "
尾張 大国 霊神 社 拝殿 " (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
External links
[edit] Media related to Owari Ōkunitama Shrine at Wikimedia Commons