Ōyamato Shrine

Ōyamato Shrine
大和神社
The Haiden, or main prayer hall.
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityYamato Okunitama, Ōkuninushi, Toshigami
Location
Location306 Hoshiyama, Shinsencho, Tenri, Nara
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates34°34′15″N 135°50′15″E / 34.57083°N 135.83750°E / 34.57083; 135.83750
Website
www5.plala.or.jp/ooyamato/
Glossary of Shinto

Ōyamato Shrine (大和神社, Ōyamato Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Tenri, Nara in Japan. It worships Yamato Okunitama

The royal family started supporting the shrine in the Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami had a messenger go to the shrine to report things to the god.[2]

References

  1. Grapard, Allan G. (2000). "Chaper 5. The economics of ritual power. The twenty-two shrines system". In Breen, John; Teeuwen, Mark (eds.). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780824823634.
  2. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1962). Studies in Shintō and shrines : papers selected from the works of R.A.B. Ponsonby-Fane. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. pp. 116–117. OCLC 3994492.