Ōyamato Shrine
Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Ōyamato Shrine is a Shinto shrine[1]. It draws 776 Wikipedia views per month (shinto shrine category, ranking #36 of 204).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tenri[3], Yamato Province[4], Yamabe district[5]
- Country: Japan[6]
- Instance of: Shikinaisha[7]
- Architectural style: Kasuga-zukuri[8]
- Part of: Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[9], List of Shikinaisha in Yamato Province[10]
- Commons category: Ohyamato-jinja[11]
- Inception: 672[12]
- Mother house: Autocthonous shrine[13]
- Dedicated to: Yamato no ōkuni tama no kami[14], Toshigami[15], Ōkuninushi[16]
- Day in year for periodic occurrence: April 1[17]
- Official website: http://ooyamatohp.net/[18]
- Described by source: Kokugakuin University Shrine database (old)[19]
- Official name: 大和坐大国魂神社[20]
- Official blog URL: https://ooyamato.blog.ss-blog.jp/[21]
- Native label: 大和神社[22]
- Name in kana: おおやまとじんじゃ[23]
- Revised Hepburn romanization: Ōyamato-jinja[24]
- Has part(s) of the class: Engishiki seat[25]
- Street address: 奈良県天理市新泉町星山306[26]
- Shrine ranking: Beppyo Shrine[27], Myōjin Taisha[28], Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai and Ainame-sai offerings[29], Kanpei-sha[30]
- Japanese court rank: Junior Second Rank[31], Junior First Rank[32]
Why It Matters
Ōyamato Shrine has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]