Komagata Jinja

Komagata Jinja enshrines the Komagata Okami — a collective name for six deities — with Mount Komagadake as the sacred body of the deity. The name 'Komagata' derives from the horse-like silhouette of the mountain, and the shrine has long served as a guardian of horses and livestock. According to tradition, the deity was invited from Kono Shrine during the reign of Emperor Yuryaku, while another legend attributes the founding to Yamato Takeru's eastern campaign. Designated a Kokuhei-shosha under the old shrine ranking system, it serves as the Ichinomiya of former Rikuchu Province. Today it stands as a Beppyo-jinja of the Association of Shinto Shrines, quietly watching over the land of Oshu.