Otakayama Shrine

📍 Miyagi, Ogawara · 2-1 Daibe, Kanegaseki, Ogawara-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi

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Founded 572年（敏達天皇元年）

Enshrined 日本武尊, 橘豊日尊

Rank 郷社（式内社名神大社）

Festival 10月15日（例祭）

Heritage 鰐口（正応六年銘、日本最古の「鰐口」表記）

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History

Otakayama Jinja stands in Ogawara Town, Miyagi, along the Shiroishi River — known for its breathtaking cherry blossom vista called Hitome Senbonzakura. Designated a Shikinaisha Meijin Taisha in the Engishiki, the shrine enshrines Yamato Takeru no Mikoto and Tachibana no Toyohi no Mikoto. A kakiguchi bronze bell bearing the dated inscription Shoo 6 (1293) remains the oldest known artifact bearing the term kakiguchi in Japan. The shrine has long guarded the bountiful harvests and good fortune of this Tohoku gateway.