Ono Shrine Explained

Ono Jinja
小野神社
Map Type:Japan Tokyo#Japan
Coordinates:35.653°N 139.4423°W
Map Relief:1
Religious Affiliation:Shinto
Established:unknown
Location:1-18-8 Ichinomiya, Tama-shi, Tokyo-to
Festival:second Sunday of September

is a Shinto shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Tama in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is one of the two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Musashi Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on the second Sunday of September. During the Edo Period, it was also called the .[1]

Enshrined kami

The kami enshrined at Ono Jinja are:

History

The origins of Ono Jinja are unknown. The site of the provincial capital of Musashi Province are located nearby, and the shrine first appears in the historical record in 772, followed by a mention in the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku in 884, and in the Engishiki, where it is listed as a minor shrine. It is styled as the "ichinomiya" of Musashi in the early Kamakura period Azuma Kagami and in the Nanboku-chō period Shintōshū.The shrine was rebuilt in the Sengoku period by the Late Hōjō clan and Ota Dokan and received a stipend in the Edo Period from the Tokugawa shogunate.[2]

During the Meiji period era of State Shinto, the shrine was rated as a county shrine under the Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines.

The shrine is located a six-minute walk from Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station on the Keio Electric Railway Keio Line.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Shibuya . Nobuhiro . Shokoku jinja Ichinomiya Ninomiya San'nomiya . 2015 . Yamakawa shuppansha . 978-4634150867 . Japanese.
  2. Book: Yoshiki . Emi . Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido . 2007 . PHP Institute . 978-4569669304 . Japanese.
  3. Book: Okada . Shoji . Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri . 2014 . Heibonsha . 978-4582945614 . Japanese.