This time, we will introduce Omiya Shrine!
Omiya Shrine
Omiya Shrine is a shrine located in Tamatsukuri Otsu, Namegata City. You won't get lost if you follow the car navigation system. Look for the brown sign.
There is plenty of parking space.
Omiya Shrine is said to be "Kashima Miko no Yashiro" from the Namegata District section of the "Hitachi-no-kuni Fudoki." The Fudoki is a book compiled by order of the emperor to collect local information as he aimed to establish a centralized state. This means it existed in 713 (Nara period), when the imperial edict for its compilation was issued, but its detailed history is unknown.
Additionally, Omiya Shrine is the general tutelary deity of Tamatsukuri, Namegata City. The enshrined deities are as follows:
・Takemikazuchi no Mikoto
・Amatsuhikohikoho no Ninigi no Mikoto
・Futsunushi no Mikoto
・Oyamakui no Kami
・Sugawara no Michizane
Currently, Omiya Shrine is undergoing renovation work as part of the celebration project for the Imperial Accession. Stone lanterns and other items are being placed.
This is the approach to the shrine and the new torii gate. Although the weather was unfortunately bad on the day, approaching the torii gate provided a comforting aroma of wood!
The main shrine building is still under construction and is scheduled for completion in May 2021. We offered our prayers at the temporary shrine.
The temporary shrine houses the portable shrine (mikoshi) used in the annual grand festival held on May 4th and 5th.
For more on the annual grand festival, click here ↓
The sacred tree is a cedar designated as a Namegata City Tangible Cultural Property (Natural Monument). It has a trunk circumference of approximately 4.7m and a height of approximately 35m!
Greetings to the Seven Lucky Gods.
We also paid our respects at the subsidiary shrines.
There is a shrine office, but it is usually unattended.
Omiya Shrine is a shrine that is also managed by Soga Shrine in Omitama City. You can receive your goshuin at the Soga Shrine office.
* A goshuin is "proof of greeting the gods." Please be sure to visit Omiya Shrine first, and then visit Soga Shrine on the same day.
Text and Photos: Sakurai (Community Engagement Team)
Soga Shrine
1658-1 Kogajo, Omi-tama City, Ibaraki Prefecture (20 minutes by car from Omiya Shrine)
TEL 0299-58-0846
Shrine office open from 10:00 to 16:00
https://www.sogajinja.com/
Yato Shrine, which was introduced in "Namegata City Goshuin Tour Part 1," is also managed by Soga Shrine!
Visiting Temples and Shrines ~Namegata City Goshuin Tour Part 1 "Yato Shrine: Legend of the Snake Incarnation!"~
Of course, Soga Shrine also offers goshuin. Both the original artwork and calligraphy are unique to the Shinto priest, and different goshuin are offered each month! *The goshuin in the photo was available for a limited time from July to August 2020.
[Omiya Shrine Basic Information]
751 Tamatsukuri Otsu, Namegata City, Ibaraki Prefecture (10 minutes by car from Yato Shrine)
Shrine office: Yes (unattended)