Yoshioka Hachimangu Shrine

📍 Miyagi, Taiwa · Jinjunai, Yoshioka, Taiwa-machi, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi

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Founded 1618年（元和4年）

Enshrined 応神天皇

Rank 村社

Festival 9月第3日曜日（秋季大祭）

Heritage 旧本殿（石の間造、焼失前は宮城県指定重要文化財）

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History

Yoshioka Hachimangu Shrine serves as the tutelary deity of Yoshioka, the commercial and transportation hub of Yamato-cho, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. Founded in 1618 (Genna 4), the shrine enshrines Ojin Emperor, revered for courage and agricultural protection. The shrine is famous for the Shimada Ame Festival, a traditional event from the Edo period in which auspicious candy symbolizing marriage bonds is distributed to visitors. The original main hall, built in the ishinoma-zukuri style, was designated an important cultural property of Miyagi Prefecture before its destruction by fire.