An ancient shrine in Tochigi City that has long been revered as the guardian deity of the town, enshrining Okuninushi-no-Mikoto as the principal deity of land cultivation and matchmaking. Tochigi flourished as a commercial city through river trade along the Uzuma River, and the shrine served as a place of prayer for merchants seeking business prosperity. The shrine buildings date to the Edo period…

Oomon Shrine is said to have been founded around 800 CE, during the Enryaku era, and has been venerated as a guardian deity of the Tochigi area since ancient times, with Okuninushi-no-Mikoto enshrined as its principal deity. Through the medieval period, the shrine is believed to have attracted the d…