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The chief guardian of Daigo post-town on the Suigun highway, protecting agriculture and fisheries along the Naka and Kuji rivers
Approx. 5 min walk from JR Hitachi-Daigo Station on the Suigun Line
Daigo, Daigo, Ibaraki
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The chief guardian shrine in the center of Daigo, deeply rooted in the community as the ujigami (local guardian deity) enshrining Okuninushi and protecting the mountain village of Oku-Kuji. Daigo was a transportation hub that thrived as a post town on the Suigun highway during the Edo period, with this shrine functioning as its central place of faith. Near Daigo Station — also known as the startin…
The exact founding date of Daigo Shrine is unknown, but it is said to have been venerated as the local tutelary deity (ubusunagami) enshrining Okuninushi since ancient times, when people first settled in the mountain village of Oku-Kuji. During the medieval period, the shrine is believed to have rec…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大己貴命"
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