Shinto shrine
Hakusan Jinja (Kuroda, Ichinomiya)
白山神社（一宮市黒田）（はくさんじんじゃ）
Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture
A shrine in Kuroda, Kisogawa-chō, Ichinomiya, thought to have formerly been called Kuroda Jinja. It enshrines Ōnamuchi no Mikoto, Izanagi no Mikoto and Kukurihime no Mikoto, and has been revered as a shrine for keeping epidemics away.
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: Ōnamuchi no Mikoto, Izanagi no Mikoto, Kukurihime no Mikoto
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it is said to have begun with a festival conducted by an imperial envoy in Kōgyoku 2 (643). After it was destroyed by fire in medieval warfare, Hitotsuyanagi Naomori, lord of Kuroda Castle, restored it at the end of the Sengoku period. In the Edo period it became a place of prayer for the Owari domain and was known for prayers against smallpox.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
There are shrines of the same name in many places. This is the Hakusan Jinja in Kuroda, Kisogawa-chō, Ichinomiya.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 白山神社（一宮市黒田）「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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