Masumida Shrine

Masumida Shrine is the ichinomiya of former Owari Province, located in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture — the city whose very name ("First Shrine City") derives from this shrine's status. The principal deity is Amenohoakari-no-mikoto, a solar deity and ancestral god of the ancient Owari clan. Listed as a Myōjin Taisha in the Engishiki (927 CE), it has been Owari Province's paramount shrine for over a millennium. The shrine buildings were destroyed in air raids during World War II and subsequently rebuilt. The current hon-den and related structures are registered as nationally registered tangible cultural properties, while the shrine also holds Important Cultural Properties including 12th-century wooden kagura masks. The shrine tradition traces its founding to the reign of Emperor Jimmu, though these accounts appear in medieval sources. Today Masumida Shrine is a lively center of local life. The Momo-no-Sekku (Peach Festival) on April 3 is the main annual festival. The summer Tanabata Festival draws large crowds dressed in yukata, and the shrine continues to embody the cultural identity of the city that bears its name.

Masumida Shrine is located in Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi. The full address is: 1-2-1 Masumida, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi.

The enshrined deities are: Ame no Hoakari no Mikoto.