Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine
白川八幡神社
Shirakawa Hachiman Shrine is a historic Shinto sanctuary in Ogimachi, known for its annual Doburoku Festival.
What it is
- Main Shinto sanctuary in Ogimachi.
- Dedicated to Hachiman, guardian deity of warriors.
- First appears in recorded history in the seventeenth century.
What to see
- Shakado Hall next to the main sanctuary.
- Buddha statues from the seventeenth century.
- Mikiden building where sacred sake is brewed.
When to go
- Doburoku Festival on October 14 and 15.
- Sacred sake served during the festival.
- Sake brewed every winter.
In detail
Shirakawa Hachimangu Shrine is the main Shinto sanctuary in Ogimachi. It is believed to have ancient origins, but the year of its establishment is unknown. The shrine first appears in recorded history in the seventeenth century, when it was rebuilt by Yamashita Ujikatsu (1568–1653), a samurai general who ruled Ogimachi on behalf of the family of the warlord Uchigashima. The shrine’s association with Hachiman, the guardian deity of warriors, is believed to date to this period. Also from the seventeenth century are the Buddha statues housed in the Shakado Hall, next to the main sanctuary. Their presence reminds us how Shinto and Buddhism, now thought of as separate, were intimately linked in Japan for more than a thousand years. On the opposite side of the main sanctuary is the Mikiden, the building where the shrine’s sacred sake is brewed every winter. This sake is served to local devotees and visitors alike on October 14 and 15, when the annual Doburoku Festival is held at the shrine to celebrate the end of the farming season and to thank the gods for the harvest.
Text: 観光庁 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース. Reproduced unchanged. The notes above were written from that text by Japan Gems.
Where it is
岐阜県大野郡白川村荻町559 Open in Google Maps
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