Shinto shrine
Obama Jinja
小浜神社（おばまじんじゃ）
Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture
A shrine at the center of the Obama hot-spring town in Unzen, enshrining Ōnamuchi no Mikoto and Sukunahikona no Mikoto in the Obama shrine and Takemikazuchi no Mikoto in the 劔柄 shrine. It has long been worshipped as the "Yu no Kami" (kami of the hot springs).
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, Sukunahikona no Mikoto (Obama shrine), Takemikazuchi no Mikoto (劔柄 shrine)
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, the year it was invited here is unknown, but it has long been worshipped as the "Yu no Kami." In autumn Enpō 7 (1679), its buildings were restored by order of Matsudaira Tadafusa, lord of the Shimabara domain, and it was called "Obama Daimyōjin." At the same time 劔柄神社 was also built; in autumn Heisei 7 the two shrines merged and were enshrined together as Obama Jinja in a new building erected on the site of 劔柄神社.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Related kami and buddhas
Before you visit
The official spelling is "小濱神社." In the main hall, the old sanctuaries of the Obama shrine and the 劔柄 shrine are enshrined side by side.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 小浜神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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