Oyamazumi Shrine - Agatsuma District

Visited in May 2021

Omatsu God Ogami Origin of Oyama Shrine Oyama Gion Okami, also known as Watashi Okami, is the brother god of Amaterasu Okami, and is a sacred god of the Earth God Sea God. In addition, it is the great god of our founding in the nation when the land was served as the princess with Kamei Yanagihime as the princess during the advent of Tenson Goroki. Oyama Gion Okami / Kibana Kaiya Himemei / Hikohiki Destiny / Nagiri Kuso-no-Ichimei / Emblem of Emperor Jimmu It can be said that the country of Japan was created by the work of Oyama Gion Okami and his descendants. Will This Oyamako Shrine is spread all over Japan. Served at more than 11 thousand places nationwide, the main shrine is located in Miyaura, Omishima Town, Ehime Prefecture, in the distance. The votive sacred treasures, which have been honored as Japan's total guardian worshipers and have been worshiped by many people including the Imperial family, are well-known because they are designated as national treasures and important cultural assets, which are also long-standing traditions and high ceremonies. It can be said that it manifests the deities of the Oyama Shrine, which boasts of "Hinawa no Shinto (insect repellent)" is a festival to receive the sacred spirits of Oyama Gion Ogami, the guardian deity of agriculture, which is hung on the fields with a Shinto lantern fire mainly during the summer soil use period. Furthermore, the beliefs of the people involved in the forests are exceptional, and many Oyama Shrines are also here in various places. By the way, in Gunma Prefecture, there are 480 Oyama Gion Shrines, and it can be said that this is a shrine of great faith. It is not clear when this branch was built, but when I saw the sacred tree in the precincts, it can be thought that the history was old and was probably built when Tashiro-mura was born. It was in the state of being left alone until around 1985, but after being excavated at that time, it became a magnificent precinct like the present due to the benefits of several people, and it can be said that it was added as one of the historical sites in the Tashiro area. I will. (From the precinct information board)