Onji Shrine

What it is

• A Shikinaisha (Myojin Taisha) shrine.
• Considered the second shrine of Kawachi Province.
• Enshrines Omiketsuhiko Okami and Omiketsuhime Okami.
• Designated a Prefectural Shrine in 1912.

What to see

• The main hall consists of two buildings.
• Divine messengers are rabbits and dragons.
• The old location is the Tenno no Mori area.
• Tenno no Mori is the Onji archaeological site.
• Onji site is an Osaka Prefecture Historic Site.

When to go

• Utsutsumatsuri offering ritual is a folk cultural property.

Getting there

• From Onji Station, it is a 20-minute walk.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.