Ōmiwa Jinja
E1044928
Ōmiwa Jinja is one of Japan’s oldest and most revered Shinto shrines, famed for worshipping Mount Miwa itself as a sacred deity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | absence of honden (main sanctuary building) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Miwa faith
ⓘ
Yamato region NERFINISHED ⓘ early Japanese state formation ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | important Shinto pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enshrinesKamiType | mountain kami ⓘ |
| environs | Mount Miwa foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeRomanization | Omiwa Jinja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Shinto shrines in Nara Prefecture
ⓘ
important cultural religious sites in Japan ⓘ mountain worship sites in Japan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple auxiliary shrines (sessha and massha)
ⓘ
sacred forest around Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| hasFestival | annual festivals honoring Ōmononushi ⓘ |
| hasGuardianAnimal | sacred snakes associated with Ōmononushi ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 大神神社 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity |
Ōkuninushi (as aspect Ōmononushi)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōmononushi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainObjectOfWorship | Mount Miwa itself as kami GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNoHonden | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasOfferings |
rice offerings
ⓘ
sake offerings ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimagePractice | circumambulation and worship of Mount Miwa ⓘ |
| hasRitualRestriction | traditional prohibition on climbing upper part of Mount Miwa without permission ⓘ |
| hasSacredMountain | Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTorii | large Ōtorii gate ⓘ |
| hasToriiLocation | approach to Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | ancient Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| isAmong | oldest Shinto shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sakurai, Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Honshu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| romanizationSystem | Hepburn romanization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipsAsDeity | Mount Miwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
mountain worship
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
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