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Oagata Jinja Shrine
One of the Owari region's most revered Shinto shrines
Oagata Jinja Shrine worships the god Oagata no Omikami, the ancestral deity believed to have created the former country of Owari in present-day western Aichi Prefecture. Its roots lie deep in history with 2026 years since establishment, first atop Mt. Owari Hongu to where it stands today. Both royalty and commoners alike have fervently revered the shrine since antiquity as the second shrine to visit on pilgrimage through the Owari region, welcoming worshippers with the promise of commercial prosperity and the driving away of misfortune.
As stated above, the shrine once lied in different location, making the present-day shrine a actually a revival of the first. Even so, it was built centuries ago in 1661 by the second ruler of Owari Province, Lord Tokugawa Mitsutomo. The Owari-style construction is magnificently expressed with the Main Hall built in a way like no other. The shrine was designated a national important cultural property on June 5, 1981.
A historic shrine that is said to have been transferred to its current location in the year 3 B.C. The present shrine was reconstructed in 1661, and has been designated as one of the nation's important cultural properties. Himenomiya, called the guardian deity of women, is enshrined within the precincts and is worshiped as a deity of safe childbirth, having children, women's diseases and matchmaking. At Musuhi Pond behind the main shrine, you can write your wish on a piece of paper, float it on the surface of the water and pray for a good match in marriage.
SPOT OVERVIEW
| Location | 〒484-0834 3 Miyama, Inuyama-shi, Aichi |
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| Fee | Free to visit (prayers, etc. require a fee) Note: • Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information. |
| Opening days / hours | Visitation hours: 6:00 am–8:00 pm |
| Parking | Available Note: • Five hundred spaces available between the normal parking lot and an overflow parking lot during the New Year holiday. |
| Holidays | Open every day |
| Phone number | 0568-67-1017 (Oagata Jinja Shrine) |
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ACCESS
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- Access by public transport
- Take the Meijo Subway Line from Sakae Station and get off at Heian-dori Station, then changing to the Meitetsu Komaki Line. Get off at Gakuden Station and walk 20 minutes.
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- Access by car
- 25 min. from Komaki Interchange on the Meishin Expressway.
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