Shinto shrine
Iwai Jinja
石坐神社（いわいじんじゃ）
Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
A shrine in Nishinoshō, Ōtsu City, whose collective divine name is Ōmi Iwai Ōkami. It enshrines the Hachidai Ryūō-gū, dedicated to the sea kami Toyotamahiko no Kami, and the Shōrei Tennō-gū, dedicated to Emperor Tenji, Prince Ōtomo and others.
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: Ōmi Iwai Ōkami (collective divine name). In the east hall: the sea kami Toyotamahiko no Kami, Hikoimasu no Miko, Emperor Tenji, Prince Ōtomo, 伊賀宅子媛
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it began when Emperor Tenji, following a divine oracle, sent an imperial envoy to enshrine Iwai Ōkami at the iwakura (sacred rock) on Mount Goryōden in Zeze, and that enshrinement is said to have taken place in the 8th year of Emperor Tenji. Mount Goryōden is regarded as the forbidden ground of the Okumiya, and a place for worship from afar (yōhaijo) is set up on the shrine grounds.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Mount Goryōden, where the Okumiya (Goryōden Jinja) is located, is regarded as forbidden ground, and worship is offered from the yōhaijo on the shrine grounds.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 石坐神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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