Okata Jinja & Ootaki Jinja
📍 Fukui, Echizen · 13-1 Otaki-cho, Echizen, Fukui
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Okata and Ootaki Jinja represent the inseparable bond between water and the sacred art of papermaking. The waterfall's pure waters provide essential inspiration and power for traditional washi production. Together, these shrines celebrate the harmony between nature's forces and human craftsmanship. Their combined spiritual energy has sustained one of Japan's most prestigious papermaking traditions for centuries.
Benefits
water's blessingpaper-making powerwaterfall purification