Owari Ōkunitama Shrine

Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
尾張大国霊神社
Owari Ōkunitama Shrine; 尾張大国霊神社
	Heiden of Owari Ōkunitama Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Ōkuninushi; Okunitama [simple; ja]
Location
Location	Inazawa-shi, Aichi-ken
	Shown within Aichi Prefecture Owari Ōkunitama Shrine (Japan)
Geographic coordinates	35°15′22″N 136°48′18.5″E / 35.25611°N 136.805139°E
Architecture
Date established	pre-Nara period
Website
	Official website
	Glossary of Shinto

Owari Ōkunitama Shrine (尾張大国霊神社, Owari Ōkunitama Jinja) is a

sōja of Owari Province. The main kami enshrined is Ōkuninushi. The shrine's main festival is held annually on May 6. Due to its location near the site of the Nara period provincial capital

of Owari Province, it is also called the Kōnomiya Shrine (国府宮神社) or Kōnomiya (国府宮)

History

The original construction of this shrine is unknown. Although nominally dedicated to Ōkuninushi, this affiliation is uncertain, and the shrine asserts that it is dedicated to the tutelary spirits of the ancestors of the people of Owari. It became the sōja of Owari during the Nara period, and is mentioned in the

kokuhei-shōsha

(国幣小社).

Two of the shrine's structures have been designated national Important Cultural Properties: