One of the Tokyo Jissho (Ten Shrines). The chief guardian shrine of Oji, founded by inviting the three Kumano deities from Kishu. The place name 'Oji' derives from this shrine. The great ginkgo tree in the precinct is a designated natural monument of Tokyo, said to be 600 years old. The August Oji Dengaku dance is designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property. Also known as the setting…

The origins of Oji Jinja are traced to 1322 (Genkou 2), when the Toshima clan enshrined the three Kumano deities from Kishu at this location. The place name 'Oji' is said to derive from this very shrine. Throughout the medieval period, the shrine served as the chief guardian of the Oji area under th…