Ōhorano Shrine (大原野神社, Ōharano jinja) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Takemikazuchi Himegami |
Year consecrated | 786 |
Location | |
Geographic coordinates | 34°57′37″N 135°39′22″E / 34.96028°N 135.65611°E |
Glossary of Shinto |
Ōharano Shrine (大原野神社, Ōharano jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ōharano is dedicated to the Fujiwara tutelary kami, Ame-no-Koyane, who was said to have assisted in the founding of the state. [1]
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period. [2] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Ōharano Shrine. [3]
From 1871 through 1946, the Ōhorano Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社), meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines. [4]