Shinto shrine
Komagata Jinja
駒形神社（こまがたじんじゃ）
Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture
A shrine in Mizusawa, Ōshū City, styled the Ichinomiya of Rikuchū, enshrining the six kami recorded on the munafuda of the inner shrine: Amaterasu Ōmikami, Ame no Tokotachi no Mikoto, Kuni no Satsuchi no Mikoto, Akatsu no Mikoto, Okitsuse no Mikoto and Hikohohodemi no Mikoto. The main shrine stands within Mizusawa Park.
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: Amaterasu Ōmikami, Ame no Tokotachi no Mikoto, Kuni no Satsuchi no Mikoto, Akatsu no Mikoto, Okitsuse no Mikoto, Hikohohodemi no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it began when, in the reign of Emperor Yūryaku, Kamitsukeno no Isawa no Kimi enshrined Komagata no Ōkami on the summit of Mt. Komagatake, and it is also recorded in the Jinmyōchō of the Engishiki. It was revered by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro and the Ōshū Fujiwara clan, and in Meiji 36 (1903) it moved to its present site in Mizusawa.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The main shrine is in Mizusawa Park. The inner shrine is on the summit of Mt. Komagatake (Kanegasaki Town), and the village shrines (satomiya) are in Kanegasaki Town and Kitakami City; each is in a separate place.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 駒形神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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