| 1．Omi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Omi Jingu (近江神宮, Ōmi Jingū) or Omi Shrine is a Jingū shinto shrine in Ōtsu, a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in 1940 and is dedicated to Emperor Tenji.[1] It was formerly an imperial shrine of the first rank (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) in the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines. The shrine is located near Ōmijingūmae Station. | ||||||
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| Deity： Emperor Tenji Festival： Reitaisai (April 20th) Type： Former kanpeitaishaChokusaishaBeppyo jinja Established： 1940 | ||||||
| 2．Takebe taisha ・Shinto | ||||||
| Takebe Shrine (建部大社, Takebe Taisha) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Ōmi Province.[1] The main kami enshrined are Ōkuninushi and Yamato Takeru. The shrine's main festival is held annually on April 15.[2] | ||||||
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| Deity： Yamato TakeruŌkuninmushi no Mikoto Festival： Reitaisai (15 April) Established： c.Kofun period | ||||||
| 3．Tenson Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| The Tenson Shrine (天孫神社, Tenson Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. | ||||||
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| Established： 782 | ||||||
| 4．Hiyoshi Taisha ・Shinto | ||||||
| Hiyoshi Taisha (日吉大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Known before World War II as Hiei Taisha (日枝大社) or Hie jinja, "Hiyoshi" is now the preferred spelling. It was also known as the Sanno Gongen (山王権現). The head shrine in Ōtsu heads the seventh largest shrine network in Japan, with approximately 3800 Hiyoshi, Hie, and Sannō shrines nationwide. Torii of this shrine have a distinctive configuration, known as the "Sannō torii", with a gaggle above the main crossbeam. The 400,000 square meter precincts centered is designated as a National Historic Site,[1] and the east and west main shrine buildings, the Nishi Hongū (西本宮) and Higashi Hongū (東本宮) are designated as National Treasures,[2][3] and many of the structures in the precincts are designated as National Important Cultural Properties. | ||||||
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| Deity： Ōkuninushi, Oyamakui no Kami Established： pre-Nara period | ||||||
| 5．Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū ・ | ||||||
| Hiyoshi Tōshō-gū (日吉東照宮) is a Shinto shrine in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the first Shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was established in 1623. The shrine's annual festival is held on June 1. It used to be affiliated as a Setsumatsusha with Enryaku-ji but now it is considered a branch shrine of Hiyoshi Taisha.[1] | ||||||
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| 6．Tsukubusuma Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Tsukubusuma Shrine (都久夫須麻神社, Tsukubusuma Jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its main hall (本殿, honden) is a National Treasure of Japan. The shrine's main festival is held annually on June 15. It is also called Chikubushima Shrine (竹生島神社, Chikubushima Jinja). | ||||||
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| 7．Oiso Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Oiso Shrine (奥石神社, Oiso Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It located on the old Nakasendō highway connecting Kyoto with the eastern provinces of Japan, and part of the precincts are a National Historic Site.[1] The main kami enshrined is Ame-no-Koyane, who at this shrine is worshipped as the kami of then kitchen and protection against fire, and for easy childbirth. | ||||||
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| Deity： Ame-no-Koyane Established： pre-Nara period | ||||||
| 8．Himure Hachiman-gū ・Shinto | ||||||
| Himure Hachiman-gū (日牟禮八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city is named after this shrine, and it is located within the Omihachiman City Traditional Buildings Preservation Area. The shrine has two main festivals, the Sagichō Matsuri (左義長まつり) and the Hachiman Matsuri (八幡まつり) which are both designated National Intangible Folk Cultural Properties.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Emperor Ōjin, Empress Jingū, Hime-gami Established： c.131AD | ||||||
| 9．Ōsasahara Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Ōsasahara Shrine (大笹原神社, Ōsasahara Jinja)) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine are Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime. | ||||||
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| Deity： Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Kushinadahime Established： 986 AD | ||||||
| 10．Mikami Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Mikami Shrine (御上神社, Mikami Jinja)) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kami worshipped at this shrine is Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja], Amaterasu's grandson, who in legend, descended onto 432-meter Mount Mikami during the reign of Emperor Kōrei (290 - 215 BC) to become the shintai of the mountain.[1] | ||||||
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| Deity： Ame-no-mikage-no-mikoto [ja] Established： c.718 AD | ||||||
| 11．Shirahige Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Shirahige Jinja (白鬚神社) is a Shinto shrine in Takashima in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko Okami. It is the head shrine of the Shirahige Shrines around the country.[1] The shrine's annual festivals are on May 3 and September 5-6. | ||||||
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| Deity： Sarutahiko Okami Type： Shirahige Jinja Established： 5 BCE | ||||||
| 12．Namura Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Namura Shrine (苗村神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Ryūō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine has many structures from the Muromachi period or older which are designated either National Treasures (NT) or Important Cultural Properties (ICP). Although the shrine holds annual festivals, the shrine's main festival is held only once every 33 years. | ||||||
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| Deity： Ōkuninushi, Kotoshironushi, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Kunisatsuchi [ja] Festival： April 20, May 5 Established： c.29 BC to 70 AD | ||||||
| 13．Taga-taisha ・Shinto | ||||||
| Taga-taisha (多賀大社) is a Shinto shrine located in the town of Taga, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is frequently referred to as O-Taga-san (お多賀さん) by local residents.[1] The gardens of the inner shoin, which date to the Momoyama period are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty,[2][3] whereas the mid-Edo period Shoin itself is a Shiga Prefectural Important Cultural Property.[4] | ||||||
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| Deity： Izanagi, Izanami Established： Pre-Nara period |