Shinto shrine
Jūzō Jinja
重蔵神社（じゅうぞうじんじゃ）
Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture
An old shrine of Oku-Noto in Kawai-machi, in the center of Wajima, identified with either Fugeshihiko Jinja or Hetsuhime Jinja in the register of shrines in the Engishiki. Its chief enshrined kami are Ame no Fuyukinu no Mikoto, regarded as the father of Ōkuninushi no Mikoto, and Ōkuninushi no Mikoto, and fourteen kami, including the five male and three female kami, are also enshrined.
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: Ame no Fuyukinu no Mikoto and Ōkuninushi no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, it was founded in the time of Emperor Sujin, and after Taichō built a temple here in Tenpyō Shōhō 8 (756) it was a shrine of blended kami and buddha worship, called Jūzō Gongen and other names. In Tenshō 10 (1582) Maeda Toshiie dedicated arms and torch wood, and thereafter dedications by the Maeda family became customary until the Meiji Restoration. The main sanctuary was rebuilt after being burned in the great fire of Meiji 43, and the shrine became a prefectural shrine in Taishō 7.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The shrine is still in the process of recovery and rebuilding after the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake; please check the official information on whether you can visit.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 重蔵神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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