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Shrine In Ishikawa Prefecture

1.Onohiyoshi Shrine  ・Shinto
The Onohiyoshi Shrine (大野日吉神社, Ōno hiyoshijinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. The shrine is dedicated to deities Oyamakui no Kami and Ōmononushi. It is said to have been founded in 733. The shrine suffered damage during the 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake.[1][2]
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Deity:  Oyamakui no Kami, Ōmononushi  
Type:  Village shrine  
Established:  733  
2.Oyama Shrine (Ishikawa)  ・Shinto
Oyama Shrine (尾山神社, Oyama-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.[1] The shrine was established in 1599, dedicated to Maeda Toshiie (the first lord of Kaga Domain), in Utatsu-yama (卯辰山), east of Kanazawa. It was moved to its present location in 1873 and renamed to Oyama-jinja. The main gate was constructed in 1875. This gate is a peculiar mix of traditional Japanese, Chinese, and European religious architectural elements. The gate is 25 metres (82 ft) high including the lightning rod. The third floor is particular famous for its Dutch stained-glass windows. It is said that the third floor was also used as a lighthouse. The gate was designated an Important Cultural Asset on August 29, 1950.
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Established:  1599  
3.Toyokuni Shrine (Kanazawa)  ・Shinto
Toyokuni Shrine (豊国神社, Toyokuni-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located on Mount Utatsu in Higashi-Mikage-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Under the shrine ranking system, it was listed as a village shrine. Its annual festival day is May 2. The shrine is dedicated to both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshitsune, the founder of Kaga Domain. It is located near two other shrines, Utatsu Shrine (a Tenman-gū) and Atago Shrine, and together they are known as the "Mount Utatsu Three Shrines".
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Deity:  Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Maeda Toshitsune  
Type:  Village shrine  
Established:  1616  
4.Keta Taisha  ・Shinto
Keta Shrine (気多大社, Keta Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the former ichinomiya of Noto Province. The main kami enshrined is Ōkuninushi. The shrine's main festival is held annually on April 3. The original construction of this shrine is unknown, but it is said to have been constructed on the location where Ōkuninushi landed with 300 of his folders from Izumo to subdue the inhabitants of Noto Peninsula during the reign of the demi-legendary 8th Emperor Kōgen or 10th Emperor Sujin. The shrine is first mentioned in history in a poem in the Man'yōshū by Otomo no Yakamochi dated 748 AD. It is also mentioned in the 768 AD Shoku Nihongi, and by the 859 AD Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, it had been accorded 1st Court Rank.
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Deity:  Ōkuninushi  
Established:  pre-Nara period  
5.Shirayama Hime Shrine  ・Shinto
Shirayamahime Jinja (白山比咩神社) is a Shinto shrine in the Sannomiyamachi neighborhood of the city of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Kaga Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on May 6. It is the head shrine of approximately 2000 "Hakusan Jinja" across Japan.[1] [2][3][4] Though read differently, "Shirayama" and "Hakusan" use the same characters (白山) in Japanese.[5][6][7][8]
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Deity:  Shirayama Hime=Kukurihime no KamiIzanagiIzanami  
Festival:  May 6