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Oizumi Hie Shrine
群馬県
A Hie shrine serving as the guardian of Oizumi…
Founded
1400
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Shrine
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10 min walk from Tobu Nishi-Koizumi Station
Oizumi-machi, Oura-gun, Gunma
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Shrine
Founded 1400
626 years
Enshrined Deity
大山咋命
Overview
A Hie shrine serving as the guardian of Oizumi, inheriting the Sanno worship tradition. Oizumi is known for having Japan's highest foreign resident ratio, a symbolic place of multicultural coexistence. A nationally rare shrine with international character, visited by multinational worshippers including Brazilian residents. The enshrined Oyamakui no Mikoto, as guardian of industry and agriculture, …
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Origins
Founded in the early Muromachi period, said to have been invited from Hiyoshi Taisha in Omi Province. Created in the wave of Hie shrines spreading nationwide through Sanno worship connected to Tendai Buddhism. During the Sengoku period, under the lord of Kanayama Castle in Ota, it was revered as a l…
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Divine Benefits
Business Prosperity
Warding Off Evil
Abundant Harvest
Career Advancement
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "大山咋命"
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