Shinto shrine
Ōtakesan Nagato Jinja
大嶽山那賀都神社（おおたけさんながとじんじゃ）
Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture
A shrine in the mountains of Mitomi, Yamanashi City, near the prefectural borders with Saitama and Nagano. It enshrines three kami, Ōyamatsumi no Kami, Ōikazuchi no Kami and Takaokami no Kami, and still keeps traces of its past as a sacred site of Shugendō.
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: Ōyamatsumi no Kami, Ōikazuchi no Kami, Takaokami no Kami
History and things to know
According to the shrine's tradition, in the time of Emperor Keikō, Yamato Takeru no Mikoto received help from the kami when crossing the provincial border, and in thanks he left a sword on the Tengu Ridge of Mount Kokushi and enshrined the three kami; this was the beginning and is said to be today's Okumiya (inner shrine). Later En no Gyōja opened it as a training place for Shugendō, and in Yōrō 1 (717) the kami are said to have been invited from the Okumiya to the present site. The present main sanctuary was begun in Kaei 3 and completed in Meiji 10.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The Okumiya is on the Tengu Ridge of Mount Kokushi, a separate place from the shrine buildings reached by walking an approach of about 1 km from the parking lot.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 大嶽山那賀都神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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