Hokkaido Shrine
北海道神宮
Ooi Shrine
Oi Shrine in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, enshrines three female deities — Mizuhanome no Kami (water goddess), Haniyasuhime no Kami (earth goddess), and Amaterasu Omikami — and was established to pray for protection from the floods of the Oi River. The shrine first appears in historical records in 865 CE, when its deity received a court rank elevation in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku. It is renowned for the Shimada Grand Festival (Shimada Taisai), held triennially, which features an elaborate procession of large obi-decorated stands and is one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Oi deity elevated in court rank, first documented record in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku.
Shrine relocated to present site at Shimada post-town, coinciding with Tokaido route development.
Location Coordinates
34.8369, 138.1783
2316 Ooi-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka
Totomi Province
Shimada Station (JR Tokaido Line)
Dawn to dusk
北海道神宮
上川神社
帯廣神社
樽前山神社
美瑛神社
旭川神社
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Oi Shrine in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, enshrines three female deities — Mizuhanome no Kami (water goddess), Haniyasuhime no Kami (earth goddess), and Amaterasu Omikami — and was established to pray for protection from the floods of the Oi River. The shrine first appears in historical records in 865 CE, when its deity received a court rank elevation in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku. It is renowned for the Shimada Grand Festival (Shimada Taisai), held triennially, which features an elaborate procession of large obi-decorated stands and is one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Ooi Shrine is located in Shimada-shi, Shizuoka. The full address is: 2316 Ooi-cho, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka.