Ohi Shrine, enshrined in Miyamoto, Funabashi, is an ancient shrine of Shimosa Province affectionately known as Funabashi Daijingu. Listed in the Engishiki shrine register as a shikinaisha, it enshrines Amaterasu Omikami as principal deity. It is said to have originated when Yamato Takeru enshrined Amaterasu Omikami here during his eastern campaign. The grounds contain a lighthouse beacon tower, a …
According to tradition, the shrine's origins date to around 110 CE, when Yamato Takeru enshrined Amaterasu Omikami at this site during his eastern campaign. By the Heian period, the shrine was formally recognized in the Engishiki shrine register of 927 CE as a shikinaisha of Shimosa Province under t…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "天照大御神"
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