Shinto shrine
Oyama Jinja
尾山神社（おやまじんじゃ）
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
A shrine in Kanazawa City whose enshrined kami are Maeda Toshiie, founder of the Kaga domain, and his principal wife, Omatsu no Kata. Its shrine gate, blending Japanese, Chinese and Western styles, is a nationally Important Cultural Property and is loved as a symbol of Kanazawa.
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: Maeda Toshiie, Omatsu no Kata
History and things to know
According to the official guide, its prehistory is that after Toshiie's death, the second lord, Toshinaga, wary of the Tokugawa shogunate, founded Utatsu Hachimangū and secretly enshrined his father there. In Meiji 6 (1873), after the abolition of the domains, a campaign by former retainers of the domain led to buildings being erected on the site of the Kanaya Goten palace and to Toshiie being moved there, founding the shrine. The shrine gate was completed in Meiji 8, and in Heisei 10 Omatsu no Kata was enshrined together with him.
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Kanaya Jinja in the precincts is the shrine enshrining successive lords and heads of the Maeda family, and is separate from the main shrine.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 尾山神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-21 確認）
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