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A Genroku-era mountain shrine built by Nishikawa timber workers praying for safety and abundant forest harvests
15 min by bus from Seibu Hanno Station
Okawara, Hanno, Saitama
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A small mountain shrine in Okawara, Hanno, enshrining Oyamazumi no Mikoto, the deity of mountains. Hanno is famous for its quality cedar and cypress lumber, known as Nishikawa-zai, and this shrine was built by forestry workers praying for mountain safety and abundant timber. Mountain work is dangerous, and their prayers to the mountain deity were heartfelt. The cedar-forested grounds embody the or…
Omori-yama Shrine is a small mountain shrine located in Okawara, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, said to have been founded around the Genroku era (1688–1704). It enshrines Oyamazumi no Mikoto, an ancient deity associated with mountains, forests, agriculture, and the sea. During the Edo period, the N…
Victory in contests, sports, and critical challenges. Rooted in warrior-deity shrines such as Hachiman and Suwa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大山祇命"
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