Ōshio Hachiman Shrine

What it is

• A shrine formerly known as Ōshio-no-ho Hachimangu.
• Current name adopted after the early modern period.
• Enshrines Okinagatarashihime-no-Mikoto, Emperor Ōjin, and Empress Jingū.
• Twelve shrines and sixteen deities enshrined in 1910.

What to see

• Main hall in nagare-zukuri style with a tiled roof.
• Worship hall is a national Important Cultural Property.
• Three saddles donated by Honda Tomimasa.
• A sangaku ema from 1701.
• A bronze bell from 1167.
• Ten votive picture tablets.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.