An Okunitama shrine in Fukaya enshrining Okuninushi no Mikoto, revered for blessings of good relationships, business prosperity, and agricultural abundance. Okuninushi is also the chief deity of Izumo Grand Shrine, gathering nationwide faith as the deity of matchmaking. Venerated since ancient times as guardian of the five grains in Fukaya's farming lands, it draws many younger visitors seeking ma…

Fukaya Okunitama Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around the early 12th century (circa 1100). Enshrining Okuninushi no Mikoto—the same deity venerated at Izumo Grand Shrine—the shrine became a center of faith in the agricultural lands of northern Musashi Province, drawing worshipper…