Takase Shrine is the ichinomiya (head shrine) of Etchu Province, located in Nanto City, Toyama. Enshrining Onamuji no Mikoto (Okuninushi), the deity of good matches, agriculture, and industry, it attracts worshippers from inside and outside the prefecture. Tall keyaki trees line the tranquil precinct. Located in the former Taira village area, it is also close to the Gokayama Gassho-zukuri farmhous…

Said to have been worshipped even before the Nara period, it has long served as the ichinomiya of Etchu Province and the guardian shrine of the wider region. In the Edo period it was deeply revered by the Kaga domain, and records remain of shrine building repairs carried out at that time.