Shinto shrine
Hirota Jinja
廣田神社（ひろたじんじゃ）
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
An ancient shrine in Nishinomiya City whose enshrined kami is the aramitama of Amaterasu Ōmikami. Its side halls enshrine Sumiyoshi no Ōkami, Hachiman no Ōkami and others, and the shrine calls itself the foremost ancient shrine of Hyōgo Prefecture.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: the aramitama of Amaterasu Ōmikami (side halls: Sumiyoshi no Ōkami, Hachiman no Ōkami, Suwa Takeminakata no Ōkami, Takamimusuhi no Ōkami)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it began when Empress Jingū, on her triumphant return, enshrined the aramitama of Amaterasu Ōmikami in the land of Muko, and this is said to be recorded in the Nihon Shoki. In the Engishiki it was ranked as a Myōjin Taisha, and it was later also counted among the Twenty-Two Shrines. The present buildings were built in the shinmei-zukuri style in Shōwa 31–38, after the former buildings of Aramatsuri-no-miya of Ise Jingū were transferred to the shrine.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
It is a different shrine from Nishinomiya Jinja (Ebisu-no-miya), also in Nishinomiya City.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 廣田神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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