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Omiwa Jinja
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One of Japan's oldest shrines, where the sacred Mt. Miwa itself is the deity — a ichinomiya of Yamato Province preserving primordial worship without a main hall
Founded
91
Type
Shrine
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Access
5 min walk from Miwa Station on the JR Sakurai Line; or bus from Kintetsu Sakurai to Miwa Myojin Sando-guchi
1422 Miwa, Sakurai, Nara
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Shrine
Founded 91
1935 years
Enshrined Deity
大物主大神
Buddhist Sect
Jinja Honcho (special-listed shrine, Yamato ichinomiya)
Overview
Omiwa Jinja in Sakurai, Nara, is one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines, regarded as the ichinomiya (primary shrine) of ancient Yamato Province. Sacred Mt. Miwa itself (467m) is venerated as the kami's body, and the shrine has no main sanctuary — worshippers face the mountain through the rare triple torii behind the worship hall, preserving Japan's earliest form of worship. The principal deity Omono…
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Origins
The founding of Omiwa Jinja predates clear records but its appearance in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki places it among Japan's oldest shrines. According to tradition, during Emperor Sujin's reign a plague broke out; Omononushi-no-Okami appeared in the emperor's dream and demanded that his descendant Ot…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "大物主大神"

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Omiwa Jinja in Nara, one of Japan's oldest shrines, enshrines Omiwa no Kami (the spiritual essence of Okuninushi). The mountain of Mt. Miwa itself is the deity's body — no main hall exists, only a worship hall.
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